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**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
Hours: Full time 37 hours please note part time hours may be considered. If part-time hours offered the salary will be pro-rata.
ROLE: To support NHS Lothian and NHS Borders to manage safe and effective patient flow across the 42 sites by collating the appropriate information on Trak to book the appropriate and most effective transport option. This is determined by using guidelines to identify the most appropriate transport method and includes patients being repatriated to their home Board primarily across NHS Scotland.
To be responsible for ensuring provision of a single point of contact for NHS24 and health care professionals in the out of hours period to support LUCS Clinical in the delivery of an unscheduled care service to patients across Lothian. This will include the allocation of urgent /emergency appointments for Primary Care Emergency Centres (PCECs).
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Niall Carey on 0131 446 4540 or email naill.carey@nhs.scot
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.