Are you looking to become a future leader? If so then we want to hear from you! We are looking for leaders with talent and potential as we prepare to recruit Operations Team Leaders across the Trust. Open day assessment days will be taking place across the region over the coming weeks. All that is required is that you have a minimum of two years’ experience post registration as a paramedic. You do
Dear Colleagues This is a brief note from the two of us on taking up post. We want SECAmb to be an open, trusting, forward-looking, welcoming and mutually supportive organisation, where everyone matters. We want all our staff to have their say, be listened to and be treated fairly with dignity and respect at all times. We will work together with staff, volunteers and the Board as one team, utilis
From today all maintenance on the Trust’s properties will be handled by Rydon Maintenance. From April 3 the Estates Helpdesk and Production Desk will no longer take calls/emails for any Estates maintenance requirements. All calls for any maintenance/repairs will be taken by the Rydon Helpdesk, either by the following email: erithhelpdesk@rydon.co.uk or by telephone, 0808 164 3959. The maintenance/
Our contract with Care First is ending at the end of March. From the 1st April, information, guidance and support are available to you from a new Employee Assistance Programme, provided by WorkplaceWellness. Sometimes life can be challenging and demanding. The Employee Assistance Programme is designed to give you easy access to help and support to enable you to make informed decisions and tackle i
As part of our improved fleet maintenance and testing processes, the Trust has this week identified that a small number (18 out of a total of 300) of our ambulance fleet are potentially close to the limit for the gross vehicle weight, when fully kitted up and with a crew and a patient on board. Therefore, as a precautionary measure and to ensure the safety of our patients and staff, we are reviewi
The Datix system will be unavailable for the whole day on Friday, 31 March between 09.00 and 17.00 whilst they transfer updates from the test site to the live site. The admin access will still be available. I’ve written a manual IWR-1 form for people to use on Friday, 31 March (ONLY) which can be completed following an incident and submitted to their nominated ODA Administrator. There are also
A new online appraisal system is to be rolled-out from the end of April which will see it replace the paper-based system. The appraisal system called, Actus online, will be introduced to all areas of the organisation, except A&E operations and EOC staff, from Monday 24 April. A&E operational and EOC staff will be included once areas of reorganisation in these departments has been complete
Dear Colleagues, In stepping down as Chairman, I wanted to wish everyone at SECAmb well and to thank you for the hard work you have put in over the past, very difficult, year. I do believe that we have started on the road to a new and successful SECAmb. There will be not just a new Chair and Chief Executive, but a largely new leadership team and in a few short months the new HQ and EOC at Crawley,
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) plans to reconfigure its Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) and move to a new HQ are gathering pace. The first staff are expected to move into the new building, which will serve as the Trust’s HQ and EOC for the west of its region, in Manor Royal, Crawley, in May. The Trust, which is leasing the site from Surrey County Council, ha
Over the coming weeks there will be several opportunities to meet our Director of Operations, Joe Garcia, in a series of executive surgeries. This is a chance to address any questions you may have regarding the forthcoming CQC inspection and resulting changes in procedures, or any other concerns regarding SECAmb operations. These open surgeries have been arranged at a range of locations at varied