Ambulance Offload Officer

Job summary

**INTERNAL ONLY FOR CURRENT WMAS STAFF**

An exciting secondment opportunity has become available for HCPC Registered Paramedics to operate fromAcute Trust Hospital sites and be responsible for ensuring that crews are handing over patients in a timely manner to ensure that we are maximizing ambulance availability to respond to patients in the community for a period of up to 9 weeks.

The post holder will undertake vital conversations with crews to ensure full utilisation of Call Before Convey and that all hospital conveyances are appropriate, and if required crews will be directed to the most appropriate destination through streaming at the front door

Applicants must be registered with the HCPC with a minimum of 24 months post qualification experience & must have completed NQP consolidation & portfolio sign off (if applicable) - evidence will be required.

Please ensure you have your Line Managers support prior to applying for this secondment by completing the Secondment Approval form & returning to recruitment (recruitment@wmas.nhs.uk) at point of application

Main duties of the job

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and accessible workplace for everyone where our colleagues feel empowered to succeed.

Each person plays a vital part to ensuring our organisation meets the differing needs of our communities ultimately enabling us to save lives. We acknowledge that a workforce that reflects the communities that it serves provide better patient care and we are therefore looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds that care about making a difference to our patients.

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity at all levels. We are proud to have maintained Disability Confident Leader status and as part of our commitments to this we guarantee to invite all applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role to attend assessment or interview. If you have a disability or learning difficulty, and prefer to disclose it, please feel free to do so in your application. You can also contact the Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@wmas.nhs.uk if you wish to have a confidential discussion. We use this information, with your permission, to ensure you are fully supported during the recruitment process.

The Trust is proud to support our Armed Forces community and have signed up to the Step Into Health initiative. We welcome applications from Armed Forces Veterans and Service leavers.

Job responsibilities

If this position involves a regulated activity it will require an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. The disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children, adults or both

Where a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is required for the post, all applicants are required to cover the cost of the check. The cost of £55.76 for an enhanced check is payable to our online provider at the time that the DBS application is submitted. Upon receipt of your DBS you will then be required to sign up to the DBS online update service.

We do endeavour to respond to all candidates on an individual basis. Therefore we do ask for your co-operation and patience whilst the short listing process takes place. After the closing date please ensure you check your emails (including junk mail) regularly as contact is usually made via this method.

We are proud to offer flexible working options to support our colleagues to have a greater choice in when, where and how they work. During your interview we will explore this with you and discuss your individual needs and how this could be facilitated for this role to benefit patient experience, service delivery and the work-life balance of colleagues.