PTS Dispatcher • Preston/Liverpool North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPTS Dispatcher with North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust in Preston/Liverpool\n\n Please read the attached detailed job description, person specification and main responsibilities regarding assessments and training location before submitting your application. Patient Transport Service - Dispatcher/Planner- open tointernal/external applicants, training will be given. Location: Broughton and Speke Control Centre. Training: Candidates will be invited to complete typing, memory and recall, attentional focus, and multi-tasking tests and, if successful, will be attend a formal interview on the day. Assessment Centres will be held in Speke on Saturday 26th October 2024. Successful applicants will need to commit to three weeks of training and annual leave will not be permitted during the training course. The course will commence on Monday 2nd December 2024 and will be held at Broughton Control Centre , followed by mentoring within your specified Control Centre. Salary - NHS Agenda for Change, Band 4, £25,147 plus unsocial hours payment. Any offer of employment will be subject to references and DBS check Are you calm, highly motivated and have a flair for multi-tasking? The North West Ambulance Service is recruiting Dispatchers for its Patient Transport Service (PTS) Control Centre in Broughton, Speke and Oldham. Working alongside our call handlers, you will be responsible for planning and dispatching non-emergency resources and communicating with our crews. The Control Centres dispatches ambulances seven days per week. It is essential that applicants are flexible and able to commit to working a rota pattern, which will include late shifts, weekend shifts and bank holidays, including religious festivals. The Control Centres are fast paced environments and excellent typing speeds are an essential requirement. Successful applicants will have very good communication skills and be able to maintain a calm and professional manner when working under pressure in a fast paced and challenging environment. No previous medical knowledge is needed and a full training package will be provided "}