The role of an Emergency Medial Dispatcher (EMD) is integral to delivery of quality patient care. The processing and response to an emergency 999 call is both high pressurised and high paced. This type of work is often new for those entering role and significantly different to any working environment exposed to in any previous career. The career transition to EMD can generate great excitement but equally can be terribly daunting time, fraught with anxiety for some. Guided by the national clinical guidelines and best practice literature we have designed our EMD Preceptorship programme to support and guide you through the early stages of your career. Preceptorship is a structured package of support focused on developing confidence as an independent professional, to include 5 educational recall days post EMD sign off. Educational recall days are learner led and provide an opportunity to reflect on experience, consolidate learning and access further support.

The EMD preceptorship is aligned to the Trusts Preceptorship Policy which set out the criteria for preceptorship programmes, and this can be found using the link above.

Opportunities from arrange from within the Emergency Operations Centre or outside in our frontline roles or support services.

Responsibility to manage the effective deployment of Trust vehicles to emergency and non-emergency calls across the Trust area.

Monitoring the call categorisation to ensure Trust vehicles are dispatched accordingly to priority calls to get the patients that need us the most.

Opportunities from arrange from within the Emergency Operations Centre or outside in our frontline roles or support services.

An EOC Triage Clinician provides a robust remote clinical assessment and triage of all patients and service users who contact 999. Alongside this, our Clinicians work alongside our Emergency Medical Dispatchers and Dispatch colleagues to provide acute medical advice and guidance to ensure every patient is getting the right care at the right time.

Opportunities from arrange from within the Emergency Operations Centre or outside in our frontline roles or support services.