Job summary
- Main area
- A&E Operations
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months (A4C Section 2 unsocial hours enhancement)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shift pattern)
- Job ref
- 335-A-1859
- Employer
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Boston Ambulance Station
- Town
- Boston
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Duty Commander - 12 month secondment/FTC - Boston, Lincolnshire
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.
The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).
Job overview
At East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, we are committed to delivering excellent patient care and exploring opportunities for continuous service delivery improvements.
We are now looking to recruit experienced operational and command focussed leader to the team at Boston.
The role will be accountable to the Head of Operations, but also forms key relationships with the area management teams Divisional Senior managers , Station Managers and Divisional Senior Clinical Leaders) and the Regional Operations Manager team.
This advert is for a 12 month secondment (internal) / Fixed Term Contract (External)
Main duties of the job
As a Duty Commander you will be responsible for establishing and embedding a supportive, motivational and compassionate leadership culture across the station based operational teams. This is a key leadership role in supporting EMAS to deliver its vision and values.
The Duty Commander will provide a daily 24/7 tactical command and incident response role and will be responsible for the overall (on scene) tactical command, coordination and performance of the Division. This role will provide visible leadership, problem solving / decision making and assessment of risk in a live dynamic environment, effectively overseeing the daily Divisional tactical plan.
The Duty Commander will undertake the national major incident doctrine role and associated action cards of the ‘Tactical Commander’ or ‘Operational Commander’, dependent on the type of incident and command structure in place.
Working for our organisation
At East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, we are committed to delivering excellent patient care and exploring opportunities for continuous service delivery improvements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Duty Commander will provide a daily 24/7 tactical command and incident response role and will be responsible for the overall (on scene) tactical command, coordination and performance of the Division. This role will provide visible leadership, problem solving / decision making and assessment of risk in a live dynamic environment, effectively overseeing the daily Divisional tactical plan.
The Duty Commander will undertake the national major incident doctrine role and associated action cards of the ‘Tactical Commander’ or ‘Operational Commander’, dependent on the type of incident and command structure in place.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Operational or Tactical Command qualification, or will complete Tactical level within 12 months of commencement in role.
- On-going CPD around National Occupational Standards Major Incident Management
- Appropriate level registered clinical qualification, e.g. Paramedic, ECP and ability to act as a first responder
- Management diploma or equivalent demonstrable experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years supervising/managing a team
- Working on own initiative to deliver Trust and national polices and guidelines
- Full driving licence including the provision of emergency driving
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Scott
- Job title
- HoO
- Email address
- [email protected]
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