Operations Officer - Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire

Job summary

The Operations Officer role (Holding Pool)is a highly visible and accountable position within the Trust. The Operations Officer role is instrumental in helping to support the senior managers ensure the smooth day to day running of the Operations Directorate. This vacancy is for a holding pool within the Trusts Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area. v

The Operations Officer role will provide clinical and managerial leadership and line management to an operational staff group ensuring high quality patient care is delivered in line with the strategic objectives of the Trust.

The Operations Officer role has important operational commander responsibilities including on scene incident management and post incident hot debrief.

The Operations Officer has a key role in making sure that the County delivers performance in line with expectations. As part of this the Operations Officer role ensures that staff abstractions are reduced to an absolute minimum, that operational resourcing in line with the plan is prioritised and that central reporting systems are accurate.

As an operational Paramedic, the Operations Officer is responsible for the care, treatment and movement of patients in accordance with the Paramedic job description.

Main duties of the job

The Operations Officer role will provide clinical and managerial leadership and line management to an operational staff group ensuring high quality patient care is delivered in line with the strategic objectives of the Trust. The Operations Officer role has important operational commander responsibilities including on scene incident management and post incident hot debrief.

The Operations Officer has a key role in making sure that the County delivers performance in line with expectations. As part ofthis the Operations Officer role ensures that staff abstractions are reduced to an absolute minimum, that operational resourcing in line with the plan is prioritised and that central reporting systems are accurate.

About us

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in.

We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders.

We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.

To view the Trust's Mission, Vision, Values and Goals clickhere

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)

Bristol

BS5 0DA

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)

Bristol

BS5 0DA

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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