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South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Flexible rota pattern

Training and development

Salary sacrifice schemes

Occupational health

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Emergency Medical Advisor (999 Call Handler) for Medway. The role is office-based in NHS 111/999 contact centres with flexible rotas that include nights and weekends.

Training spans nine weeks full-time, followed by observed practice in Medway, Kent or Crawley. Applicants must live within commuting distance and have strong typing and communication skills.

Qualifications

• High levels of personal commitment to deliver patient-focused service.
• Ability to work in a high-pressured environment.
• Fast/accurate typing and good standard of education or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for 999 emergencies and gather essential information.
• Provide reassurance and guidance while entering data into the system.
• Work as part of a rota including earlies, lates, nights and weekends.
• Maintain calm, empathetic, and professional communication with callers.

Skills

Communication skills

Typing skills

Flexibility

Empathy

Education

Good standard of education

Job description

Emergency Medical Advisor (999 Call Handler) - Medway

Company:

Company: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

Your NHS needs YOU!

Why apply for this role?

Our 999 Emergency Call Handlers (Emergency Medical Advisors) are people just like you: people who have come to us from all walks of life, from different backgrounds and age groups, people who all have the same things in common.

You are the first person our patients speak to when they call 999 in an emergency.

What makes a great 999 Emergency Call Handler (Emergency Medical

• Our 999 Emergency Call Handlers are all caring and empathetic
• They all have great communication skills
• They're all happy and able to work flexibly
• 9 weeks full time training
• Is full time, even for part time applicants
• Has a ‘must’ attend policy due to you obtaining your Pathways licence
• Comprises of 3 weeks of Monday to Friday classroom training, then observing and mentoring periods within the working environment for a further 6 weeks before you go “live”
• This is a fully office-based role at our NHS 111/999 contact centres in Medway, Kent or Crawley, West Sussex. Due to 24/7 shift patterns, including nights, applicants must live within approximately 45–60 minutes’ commuting distance. Applications outside this distance will not be progressed.
• As we are a 24/7 service, this role will involve working a varied shift pattern including earlies, lates, nights and weekends on a rota pattern. These rotas are fixed to ensure a safe provision to our patients. If you have a requirement to work nights ONLY, this can also be catered for.

As a SECAmb 999 Emergency Call Handler, you are the first point of contact and are responsible for ensuring the correct information is obtained from the caller, whilst offering advice or re-assurance sometimes under difficult circumstances. You will enter details into a computer system about the patient and their condition which categorises the seriousness of their illness or injury to ensure the patient receives the most appropriate care from us, this may be an emergency ambulance response, a telephone assessment by a clinician, a referral to an alternative care pathway or self care advice.

We will provide full training in a warm, friendly environment in our Emergency Call Centres.

Our comprehensive training programme:

• 9 weeks full time training
• Is full time, even for part time applicants
• Has a ‘must’ attend policy due to you obtaining your Pathways licence
• Comprises of 3 weeks of Monday to Friday classroom training, then observing and mentoring periods within the working environment for a further 6 weeks before you go “live”
• This is a fully office-based role at our NHS 111/999 contact centres in Medway, Kent or Crawley, West Sussex. Due to 24/7 shift patterns, including nights, applicants must live within approximately 45–60 minutes’ commuting distance. Applications outside this distance will not be progressed.
• As we are a 24/7 service, this role will involve working a varied shift pattern including earlies, lates, nights and weekends on a rota pattern. These rotas are fixed to ensure a safe provision to our patients. If you have a requirement to work nights ONLY, this can also be catered for.

For a detailed insight in the Call Handler role, please see the information slides attached to this advert.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary of £25,760 - £27,476 (£13.17 per hour) with the extra earning potential with unsocial hours.
• Unsocial hours enhancements - For all hours that you work between 8pm and 6am Monday – Friday and all-day Saturday you will earn a shift bonus which means you will earn approximately £17.78 per hour. For Sundays and Public Holidays, you will earn approximately £22.26 per hour.
• 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Flexible working hours on a rota pattern
• Training and development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes
• Access to occupational health
• Enhanced DBS check

Responsibilities & Skills

• Successful applicants demonstrate high levels of personal commitment to facilitate the delivery of a patient-focused service
• We need individuals who have the drive and passion to make a difference to people’s lives, but also the personal resilience to work in a high-pressured environment
• You will need to be able to work well within a team and independently, have fast/accurate typing skills and a good standard of education or equivalent experience
• This role is suited to people who remain calm under pressure, good at problem solving and have excellent interpersonal skills, with an empathetic nature

Further Information

The interview process will consist of 6 Multi Mini Interview’s (MMI’s) and a tour of the Emergency Operations Centre.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check for adults and children.

This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026

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Emergency Medical Advisor (999 Call Handler) - Medway

Company: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum

NHS Agenda for Change Section 2 + NHS Unsocial Hours

Hours: Part-time

Location: Gillingham, ME8 6PL

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 2 Sept 2026

Closing date: 2 Oct 2026

Summary

A Vacancy at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

Your NHS needs YOU!

Why apply for this role?

Our 999 Emergency Call Handlers (Emergency Medical Advisors) are people just like you: people who have come to us from all walks of life, from different backgrounds and age groups, people who all have the same things in common.

You are the first person our patients speak to when they call 999 in an emergency.

What makes a great 999 Emergency Call Handler (Emergency Medical

• Our 999 Emergency Call Handlers are all caring and empathetic
• They all have great communication skills
• They're all happy and able to work flexibly
• 9 weeks full time training
• Is full time, even for part time applicants
• Has a ‘must’ attend policy due to you obtaining your Pathways licence
• Comprises of 3 weeks of Monday to Friday classroom training, then observing and mentoring periods within the working environment for a further 6 weeks before you go “live”
• This is a fully office-based role at our NHS 111/999 contact centres in Medway, Kent or Crawley, West Sussex. Due to 24/7 shift patterns, including nights, applicants must live within approximately 45–60 minutes’ commuting distance. Applications outside this distance will not be progressed.
• As we are a 24/7 service, this role will involve working a varied shift pattern including earlies, lates, nights and weekends on a rota pattern. These rotas are fixed to ensure a safe provision to our patients. If you have a requirement to work nights ONLY, this can also be catered for.

We will provide full training in a warm, friendly environment in our Emergency Call Centres.

Our comprehensive training programme:

• 9 weeks full time training
• Is full time, even for part time applicants
• Has a ‘must’ attend policy due to you obtaining your Pathways licence
• Comprises of 3 weeks of Monday to Friday classroom training, then observing and mentoring periods within the working environment for a further 6 weeks before you go “live”
• This is a fully office-based role at our NHS 111/999 contact centres in Medway, Kent or Crawley, West Sussex. Due to 24/7 shift patterns, including nights, applicants must live within approximately 45–60 minutes’ commuting distance. Applications outside this distance will not be progressed.
• As we are a 24/7 service, this role will involve working a varied shift pattern including earlies, lates, nights and weekends on a rota pattern. These rotas are fixed to ensure a safe provision to our patients. If you have a requirement to work nights ONLY, this can also be catered for.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary of £25,760 - £27,476 (£13.17 per hour) with the extra earning potential with unsocial hours.
• Unsocial hours enhancements - For all hours that you work between 8pm and 6am Monday – Friday and all-day Saturday you will earn a shift bonus which means you will earn approximately £17.78 per hour. For Sundays and Public Holidays, you will earn approximately £22.26 per hour.
• 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Flexible working hours on a rota pattern
• Free parking
• Blue Light discount card Blue Light Card
• Generous NHS Pension Scheme
• Award winning Wellbeing hub
• Staff networks
• Training and development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes
• Access to occupational health
• Enhanced DBS check
• Bonus scheme

Responsibilities & Skills

• Successful applicants demonstrate high levels of personal commitment to facilitate the delivery of a patient-focused service
• We need individuals who have the drive and passion to make a difference to people’s lives, but also the personal resilience to work in a high-pressured environment
• You will need to be able to work well within a team and independently, have fast/accurate typing skills and a good standard of education or equivalent experience
• This role is suited to people who remain calm under pressure, good at problem solving and have excellent interpersonal skills, with an empathetic nature

Further Information

The interview process will consist of 6 Multi Mini Interview’s (MMI’s) and a tour of the Emergency Operations Centre.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check for adults and children.

This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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