Job summary
- Main area
- Strategic Medical Advisor
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- On Call
- Hours
- On Call
- Job ref
- 247-ASO-SMAonCall-0825
- Employer
- East of England Ambulance Service Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East of England Region Wide
- Town
- Melbourn
- Salary
- £10,000 £10,000 PA on-call (pro-rata) + £100 per hour attendance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Strategic Medical Advisor
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
EEAST is a great place to work, great people, great career opportunities and a career that can take you anywhere. No two days are the same, if you are looking for a varied and supportive environment EEAST can offer you that and more!
Hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work:
- Great employee benefits: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/working-for-us/employee-benefits
- Our equality networks: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/our-equality-networks
- Our vision & values: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/about-us/our-vision-and-value
Before you apply, please visit our how to apply page for full guidance: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/working-for-us/how-to-apply
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Job overview
To provide clinical advise to the Trust Commanders during a serious or major incident
to provide clinical advice to our Advance Paramedics in Critical Care as and when clinically required
Main duties of the job
To be available throughout your period of on call to take telephone calls, as needed, and respond to a Command location if required during a serious or major incident
Working for our organisation
You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.
The East of England offers a unique blend of innovation and opportunity, surrounded by picturesque countryside, historic towns, and quick access to both the bustling capital and serene coastlines.
At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.
We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We would like to hear from you if your host organisation will support your application, and you: -
· Are a registered medical practitioner with a minimum of one years’ experience at consultant grade or equivalent.
· Have pre-hospital care experience through Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine training or responding as part of a BASICS Immediate Care scheme.
· Have experience of proactive engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
· Are experienced in and comfortable providing strategic level advice in a highly pressurised environment.
· Are an outstanding communicator and problem solver who understands the importance of emotional intelligence.
· Understand the pre-hospital emergency medical environment, mass casualty management and the NHS ambulance services’ core standards for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR).
· Are available within the East of England region, contactable and can mobilise to an command cell when on-call.
· Are willing and able to undertake specific training associated with the multi-agency response to a major incident.
· Can empathise with the EEAST values of quality, teamwork, respect, care, and honesty.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Consultant or equivalent grade with a current licence to practice
- Nationally accredited Incident Management qualification
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine qualification (minimum DipIMC or equivalent) and prehospital clinical experience through PHEM and/or BASICS
- Appropriate professional indemnity
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical management, leadership skills and performing the role of strategic advisor within the UK Health System
- Formal Support of your host Trust, guaranteeing availability when on call
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the East of England Ambulance Service Clinical Safety Plan and National Resource Escalation Action Plans
- Understanding of the role of the Specialist and Advanced Paramedic in Critical Care and current skill sets
- A commitment to undertake, and satisfactorily pass, additional training as required by the East of England Ambulance Service, specifically relating to Major Incident Management
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Be able to fully participate as part of a 24/7 on call team
- Have access to own transport, with business use insurance, and be able to travel, without delay, to co-locate with the Strategic Commander during an incident
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rob Hayes
- Job title
- Resilience Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07879 691955
- Additional information
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