South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
CSD Clinician Nurse / Paramedic
The closing date is 01 March 2026
Are you an experienced Nurse / Paramedic looking to expand your clinical knowledge and skill‑set within the Emergency Services environment?
We are currently recruiting Nurses / Paramedics with emergency or primary care triage experience to join our multi‑disciplinary clinical team within the Emergency Operations Centres (EOC).
We will be recruiting to a variety of rotas, however, colleagues will be required to work a full range of shifts, including night shifts.
Our Emergency Operations Centres are made up of the following staff groups:
* Emergency Medical Dispatchers (999 Call Takers)
* Dispatchers
Who all work collaboratively to ensure our patients receive the most appropriate medical intervention, guidance and support at their time of need.
The EOC Clinical Team is a multi‑disciplinary team made up of:
* Nurses
* Paramedics
* Doctors
* ACPs
Applicants must have previous experience making autonomous clinical triage decisions in a rapid assessment setting.
Main duties of the job
What is an EOC Triage Clinician?
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.
What support and development do I get as a clinician?
Within the EOC, we have a team of highly experienced Clinical Team Leaders and Senior Clinicians who are committed and dedicated to ensuring our clinical workforce have support and guidance when needed.
The Trust has recently been awarded NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award, meeting the required standard for best practice pastoral care. This is evidence of the Trust's commitment to staff wellbeing to both potential and existing employees.
Alongside this, we provide all clinicians with access to CPD opportunities, we are delighted to offer higher Education Modules, Funded Short Courses, Free CPD Events and access to e‑Learning platforms.
Depending on your career ambitions, we also offer great career development opportunities either clinically or operational leadership.
For a day in the life of an EOC Clinician, please view the following video and refer to the quotes from our team attached.
About us
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five‑year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.
At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6,000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.
If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.
In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.
You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.
* A standard working week of 37.5 hours
* Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
* Career and salary progression
* Car leasing scheme
* Free parking across Trust sites
* Cycle‑to‑work and other salary sacrifice schemes
* Staff networks
* Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Healthcare Professional
* Qualification or appropriate experience in basic computer literacy, including data input
* Portfolio of current, relevant practiceRemote Decision Making module or equivalent
* Experience in dealing with a range of age and social groups
* Experience as a healthcare professional
* Understanding of the wider health care community within the context of remote care
* Experience in assessing and triaging a variety of presentations in emergency or primary care setting
* Previous experience with telephone triage
* Previous experience working in different healthcare settings.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a yearplus unsocial enhancements*
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