Main area Medical Management Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: On call service only Hours
* Flexible working
* Other
18.75 hours per week (The hours of on call are 24/7) Job ref 278-SMA-0125-CC
Employer South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trust Headquarters Town Crawley Salary £15,000 per year payment split over 12 months Closing 02/02/2025 23:59
Strategic Medical Advisor
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has a vision to ‘support our staff to provide a caring, high quality and efficient urgent and emergency care service to our communities’. We are rated ‘Good’ for care by the Care Quality Commission and while the other areas under their most recent report require improvement, our aim is to continually improve and to reach outstanding across all areas of the Trust.
Our 4,000+ workforce provide services to 4.9m people across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and North East Hampshire. We handle over 1 million calls to 999 and 1 million calls to NHS 111 every year. More information regarding our services and locations can be found on our website.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Strategic Command team on an on call basis as the Strategic Medical Advisor (SMA). The role forms an integral part of the NHS response to major, complex and critical incidents, providing advanced medical advice at a range of emergency incidents.
This role provides a 24 hour on-call capability across the Trust geographical area.
The SMA is principally responsible for monitoring overall hospital capacity and ensuring the tactical level has access to the clinical resources it requires, particularly if national mutual aid is required from other sectors of the NHS.
The successful candidate will display natural leadership, drive and determination and will have an understanding of the Trusts Major Incident Plan and the specialist resources we have within the Ambulance service.
The ideal candidate will be able to negotiate and influence across multi-disciplinary teams at a strategic level.
You should have pre-hospital care experience working in a pre-hospital environment e.g. Ambulance Service, BASICs service, Air Ambulance etc.
On call only- £15,000 per year payment split over 12 months + Statutory Holiday pay at 12.07%
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist guidance and support to the ambulance incident coordination centre, assessing the medical implications and response to any major or mass casualty incident, as well as rising tide and public health incidents.
Before additional medical resources are requested the Medical Advisor (MA) and Ambulance Incident Commander (AIC) should agree on their role at the scene and consider if this is the most effective use of resources.
Communicate with MA to establish the nature and complexity of casualties’ injuries so that appropriate plans and preparations are made to distribute patients.
Ensure that appropriate Clinical advice is available (e.g via on scene expertise such as CCPs) to the ambulance clinicians and HART Team(s) attending the scene to ensure that the best possible outcomes for patients are achieved.
A key role will be ensuring wider patient safety within the Organisation during an incident.
To communicate clinician to clinician with the Acute Trusts and Foundation Trusts who are providing casualty receiving facilities or on standby to receive casualties. The Acute Trusts should be able to provide accurate information about each participating Acute Trust capacity for theatre, critical care and bed availability. Clear information from the MA about children as casualties and burns patients is particularly important.
Working for our organisation
* NHS employees will be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme
* A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing with service.
* Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
* Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
* Access to our award-winning Wellbeing services
* Access to occupational health and counselling services.
* Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities attached to this role.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Major Incident Plan, both internal and external.
* Understanding of the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s purpose, vision and values.
* Understanding of specialist resources within the Ambulance Service.
* Knowledge and understanding of the NHS Emergency preparedness framework and other related Emergency Preparedness guidance materials.
* Knowledge of NHS Emergency planning Guidance.
Experience
* Current experience of working in a pre-hospital environment e.g. Ambulance Service, BASICs service, Air Ambulance etc.
* Experience of working across organisational boundaries and developing multi-disciplinary professional partnerships.
* Experience in NHS Emergency Planning & Preparedness.
Qualifications
* Registered Consultant or equivalent grade with a current license to practice.
* Evidence of clinical management and leadership skills.
* The following qualifications will be regarded as an advantage: Major Incident Medical Management (MIMMS) MAGIC/MAGIC (Lite) Strategic Leadership in Crisis Fellowship/Diploma in Immediate Care (Royal College of Surgeons).
Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.
Additional Information
Following the revision of current national legislation (Vaccine as a Condition of Deployment), the Trust has reviewed our requirements relating to staff uptake of the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination.
Going forward, for patient facing positions, we strongly recommend that new starters will be appropriately vaccinated unless medically exempt in order to offer greater protection against exposure to the virus for front line staff.
In line with this recommendation, if you are successful in your application for a front line post, we will seek information from you in relation to your vaccine status, including exemption status, as applicable.
Please note, all positions come with a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relevant to the post. This will either be a basic, standard, or enhanced check depending on the role. The level of check will be outlined in the conditional offer letter sent to successful applicants.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to declare any unspent/unfiltered convictions. If you are shortlisted you will then be sent a self declaration form, which must be completed prior to attending interview. For any queries relating to declarations, please contact the Recruitment Advisor listed on the vacancy.
The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief. The Trust is making progress towards its aim of becoming more reflective of the diversity of our community in our workforce and guarantees an interview to candidates with disability who meet the essential criteria specified. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and disabled applicants and those from other under-represented groups.
The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people - including those with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and hidden disabilities such as dyslexia. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that any selection processes - including the interview - are fair and equitable.
We are committed to offering opportunities to individuals with disabilities and offer on-going support, should you be successful, with any adjustments you may need when performing your role.
When completing the application please use your name as it appears on your passport and please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
Please note that under our Trust policies, we're unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 years old.
The majority of our roles will include some travel between sites for business purposes. If the vacancy you’re applying for includes work related travel, you will be required to ensure that you hold and have covered the cost of suitable car insurance to support this.
Should you require an application form in an alternative format including large print or braille, please contact [emailprotected] stating the vacancy reference number and we will be happy to provide this.
When completing the reference section, please include details to cover the last three years’ history.
Due to the high volume of applications at SECAmb, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.
Please note that we contact all applicants via Trac Jobs and would advise you check your Trac Jobs account regularly.
Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. For this reason we recommend completing your application as early as possible.
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