Are you an effective communicator looking for a change? The Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service are offering part time opportunities to manage and deploy resources in urgent cases as a Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS) Dispatcher.
As a CATS Dispatcher, you will be managing a constantly changing workload, responding to requests for service from the public, healthcare professionals and emergency services in a calm, caring and professional manner.
By joining us, you will be making a real difference, delivering a responsive and patient focused service to people requiring healthcare advice and assistance in Dorset.
This is a part time opportunity offering consistent working hours following a fixed rota pattern.
19.25 hours rota: week 1 = 23.5 hours per week and week 2 = 15 hours per week; full rota details in attached document
Or 20.5 hours rota: week 1 = 23.5 hours per week and week 2 = 17.5 hours per week; full rota details in attached document
For more information, please contact Lauren Hull: [email protected]
Autonomously manage and deploy resources in emergency, urgent and routine cases in accordance with national and local policy, procedure and protocol. This may include Doctors, Emergency Care Practitioners (ECP), Nurses and Dental Clinicians.
Manage and communicate with operational staff by assigning them to emergency, urgent and routine cases in accordance with the National Quality Standards.
Plan and organise a constantly changing workload. This often involves allocating and re-allocating cases to resource subject to changing priorities in a timely manner.
Manage patients, relatives and the general public in a calm, caring and professional manner, treating them with dignity and respect at all times
Utilise several information systems in parallel for the management of patient cases and efficient deployment of resource.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
Following a review of our pre-employment checking process, with immediate effect the Trust has made the decision to no longer accept DBS checking and clearance through the DBS Update Service.
Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact
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