# Duty Commander - Lincolnshire

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- **Location:** East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust Headquarters
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent: A4C Section 2 unsocial hours enhancement
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shift pattern)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T07:50:56.974Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Lincoln/East_Midlands_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/AE_Operations/AE_Operations-v8206244
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8206244?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.emas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

At East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, we are committed to delivering excellent patient care and exploring opportunities for continuous service delivery improvements.

We are now looking to recruit experienced operational and command focused leader to the team in Lincoln.

The role will be accountable to the Head of Operations, but also forms key relationships with the area management teams Divisional Senior managers , Station Managers and Divisional Senior Clinical Leaders) and the Regional Operations Manager team.

Base stations TBC.

Persons who have recently completed DC development will not be able to apply for the secondment role

### Main duties of the job

As a Duty Commander you will be responsible for establishing and embedding a supportive, motivational and compassionate leadership culture across the station based operational teams. This is a key leadership role in supporting EMAS to deliver its vision and values.

The Duty Commander will provide a daily 24/7 tactical command and incident response role and will be responsible for the overall (on scene) tactical command, coordination and performance of the Division. This role will provide visible leadership, problem solving / decision making and assessment of risk in a live dynamic environment, effectively overseeing the daily Divisional tactical plan.

The Duty Commander will undertake the national major incident doctrine role and associated action cards of the ‘Tactical Commander’ or ‘Operational Commander’, dependent on the type of incident and command structure in place.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Minimum of 2 years supervising/managing a team
- Working on own initiative to deliver Trust and national polices and guidelines
- Full driving licence including the provision of emergency driving

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Operational or Tactical Command qualification, or will complete Tactical level within 12 months of commencement in role.
- On-going CPD around National Occupational Standards Major Incident Management
- Appropriate level registered clinical qualification, e.g. Paramedic, ECP and ability to act as a first responder
- Management diploma or equivalent demonstrable experience

## Documents

- [emas benefits (pdf, 326.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10512858)
- [tactical commander jd aug 2021 (pdf, 494.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10512856)
- [benefits of joining emas nhs trust (pdf, 326.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2352)
- [applying to emas - what you need to know (pdf, 593.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2428)
- [information for non-uk and non-irish applicants (pdf, 131.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2364)

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