Walk-In Service, Urgent Care Services Fife are currently recruiting for key Dispatch personnel. You will join the team at UCSF and liaising with other key Services in order to provide urgent care to the population of 375,000 patients across Fife covering 60 hours per week.
We are looking for highly organised individuals who have experience working in a fast paced environment with the confidence and ability to use your own initiative when problem solving to ensure the UCSF runs smoothly, safely and effectively within the resources available. You will have consistent access to senior clinicians for support as required
As a Dispatcher you will work alongside a Multi-Disciplinary Team and must demonstrate and be able to establish effective working relationships both internally and externally. You will also have experience of working within agreed processes and scripting to ensure safe and effective service delivery at all times
You will have experience of working within a health-care setting, medical terminology, computer skills and have a good sound geographical knowledge of Fife
Rotas will be agreed on a four week rolling basis. This will require post holders to be able to work flexibly between 08:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday which includes all public holidays; this also includes Christmas Day / Boxing Day / New Year’s Day. The post holder would be expected to work these days as a normal working shift should the days fall on their agreed rota days. There may also be a requirement to work in the out of hours period and additional hours for Public Holidays and Protected Learning Time.
Informal Enquiries: Angela La Porte, [email protected] / Carie Drummond, [email protected] 01592 740240
Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub Blink (joinblink.com) If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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