The Trust is undertaking a review of the current Unsocial Hours’ Policy, with the aim of implementing changes by Monday, 2 April 2018. As part of this process, the Unsocial Hours Working Group (membership has representation from union staff-side and management) is seeking to canvass people’s views on what options they would prefer to work, in line with NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions re
It is a mandatory requirement for all staff to have, and attend regardless of their role in the Trust a fire awareness induction when starting to work in a new or unfamiliar work place. With this in mind it is most important that all members of staff who work or visit the first floor offices at Nexus House, who have not so far attended the ten-minute training session and had their attendance recor
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) gearing up to teach life-saving CPR skills to thousands of people next month as part of this year’s Restart-a-Heart awareness campaign. The Trust was involved in the Europe-wide initiative for their first time last year when staff, volunteers and fellow clinicians trained close to 8,500 children and some adults in CPR during a week i
A Kent man has been reunited with the ambulance crews and others who helped save his life at the gym where he suffered a cardiac arrest in June. Steve Beal, 47, from Kings Hill, who collapsed and went into cardiac arrest at David Lloyd Kings Hill, on 26 June, met with ambulance crews and club staff to thank all those involved in helping to save his life on Sunday 24 September. The quick thinking a
Dear Colleagues, Since I started with the Trust at the beginning of April, I have tried really hard to get out and about around the Trust as much as possible but am conscious that there are some places I haven’t yet visited. So, I have scheduled in a series of station visits over coming weeks, the first series as below, as an opportunity for me to have a chat with any staff who are around. I see t
The Learning and Organisational Development Team is launching the new digital learning platform ‘Discover’ on Friday, 22 September. You should receive a new login and temporary password to allow you to enrol onto the system. Please login and change your password to something suitable for you. Every account has been given a profile to allow easy access to your specific statutory education. Other co
The Trust recently removed the use of Medicines Administration Protocols (MAP) for all grades of staff. We informed colleagues across the Trust that the medicines previously available to be given under a MAP would remain available, but only under a Patient Group Direction (PGD) by paramedics. There have been some enquiries from staff regarding this, and there appears to be some confusion regarding
A Kent man will be reunited with the ambulance crews and others who helped save his life at a CPR training day at the gym where he suffered a cardiac arrest in June. Steve Beal, 47, from Kings Hill, who collapsed and went into cardiac arrest at David Lloyd Kings Hill, on 26 June, will meet with ambulance crews and club staff as part of the day, which has been organised and will be hosted by the cl
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) will be showcasing its ‘Simbulance’ at a very much hands on stand at this year’s Emergency Services Show at Birmingham’s NEC. The state-of-the-art specially-modified simulation vehicle, will provide visitors with the opportunity to test their clinical skills while learning about clinical roles and career opportunities at the Trust. S
Message from Lucy Greaves, Staff Engagement Advisor Dear Colleagues, As you may be aware, over the past month we have been conducting focus groups with colleagues from across the Trust, discussing the recent report into bullying and harassment. The input from staff has been tremendous and a whole raft of suggestions have been made as to how we tackle the issues raised in the report. However, we a