Armed Forces and Veterans Community
BIOGRAPHY
Hear from Jordan
Chair of Armed Forces and Veterans Network
I’m Jordan, 27, based at the East Devon Operations Centre in Exeter. As an ex-military individual, I’m passionate about supporting the transition of serving personnel into civilian life and advocating for veterans, reservists, and their families.
This network resonates with me because it allows me to continue my mission of inspiring veterans, reservists, and service personnel—helping them build meaningful careers and opportunities beyond their time in the Armed Forces. I am proud to represent this group of unique professionals for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Pay Banding's & Enhancements
Find out more about the NHS Pay bandings, unsocial enhancements and overtime rates where applicable.
Career Pathways
SWASFT has a array of different job roles from frontline to office roles. Click here to find out more pathways (Link TBC).
Benefits
The benefits that come joining SWASFT/NHS.
NHS Pension Scheme
Armed Forces pension transferable to NHS. Generous Employer Contributions and a Dead in service Click here to find out more.
Staying Well Service
With an impressive 95% customer satisfaction rate, we prioritise delivering exceptional service that exceeds expectations.
Armed Forces Covenant Silver ERS
We at South Western Ambulance Service have pledged to support those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, along with their families. To reflect this, we are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
The Covenant focuses on supporting Armed Forces veterans, treating them with fairness and respect and ensures that they have the same access to government and commercial services and products as any other citizen. This includes starting a new career.
As an employer, the South Western Ambulance Service has been granted silver award which means that we are open to employing reservists, Armed Forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructors and military spouses and partners.
Reservist Policy
- You will receive up to 10 days additional paid leave to attend battalion
deployments and training.
- Additional annual leave from the employee’s normal annual allocation may be granted for short periods of training.
- Your employment with the trust is safeguarded with the Reserve Forces Act 1985 therefore your employment is safe post deployment.
- NHS Pensions contribution continues whilst on active service
Working for us in the South West
Join us and work in this fabulous region of the country, where we have over 700 miles of stunning coastline, a number of historic towns, beautiful beaches and ancient monuments which draws in people across the UK and world. Their is lots to see and do whilst working in this ideallic area of the country. The South West attracts a population of over 23 million visitors each year.
Ambulance stations
Workshops
EOC
Trust HQ
HART
Step Into Health
In April 2025, South Western Ambulance service signed the Step Into Health pledge, joining a number of other organisations in the South west.
Step Into Health help connect individuals in the Armed Forces Community to vacancies and opportunities across the NHS.
The signing of this pledge demonstrated our commitment to ensuring there are no recruitment barriers and our practices are up to date for the Armed Forces Community so that information, support and external resources are all accessible.
To find out ore about the Step Into health programme and the commitments South Western Ambulance services has signed up for please click the link below to our specific blog page.
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