# CSD Clinician Nurse / Paramedic > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/csd-clinician-nurse-paramedic/d13d064c-ccec-45ce-b9d2-a7ac02c9e263 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/csd-clinician-nurse-paramedic/d13d064c-ccec-45ce-b9d2-a7ac02c9e263.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Exeter - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Paramedic - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 plus unsocial enhancements* - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full or Part time roles available, with consideration given to flexible working requests.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T15:28:37.706Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Bristol_Exeter/South_Western_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Operations/Operations-v8049850 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8049850?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swast.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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 - EOC Triage Clinicians 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 - Mental Health Practitioners - Paramedics - Specialist Practitioners - Doctors - ACPs Applicants must have previous experience making autonomous clinical triage decisions in a rapid assessment setting.   Paramedics applying must be fully signed off at Band 6 before applying. We are now filling vacancies for Oct/Nov and Jan 27. This role requires you to be able to work 12 hour days and nights and at the moment we only have relief rota' which require you to work 3 or 4 weekends if required. ### 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: https://vimeo.com/742271385/d208c6a3a1 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification. ## Job Details 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 EOC Triage Clinicians 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 Mental Health Practitioners Paramedics Specialist Practitioners Doctors ACPs Applicants must have previous experience making autonomous clinical triage decisions in a rapid assessment setting. Paramedics applying must be fully signed off at Band 6 before applying. We are now filling vacancies for Oct/Nov and Jan 27. This role requires you to be able to work 12 hour days and nights and at the moment we only have relief rota' which require you to work 3 or 4 weekends if required. ## Job Description 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: https://vimeo.com/742271385/d208c6a3a1 ## Responsibilities For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Healthcare Professional - Qualification or appropriate experience in basic computer literacy, including data input - Portfolio of current, relevant practice **Desirable** - Remote Decision Making module or equivalent - Appropriate degree level or equivalent qualification ### Previous experience **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Previous experience with telephone triage - Previous experience working in different healthcare settings. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339082) - [swast code of conduct (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2579) - [additional information (pdf, 820.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339083) - [clinician quotes/ further information (pdf, 175.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339086) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.