Ambulance Dispatcher - Exeter
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustExeter, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust based in Exeter. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 16 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Opportunities have arisen within South Western Ambulance Service in the Emergency Operations Centre for Dispatchers. The successful candidates will be...
Your background
- 4 GCSEs at C grade or above, including English (or equivalent)
- Good keyboard skills
- Good oral communication skills
- The ability to be tactful and diplomatic as required is also necessary
- Be prepared to work shifts (24/7 rota providing cover on weekends, nights and bank holidays)
- Ability to work calmly under pressure
What we can offer you
- Starting salary of £27,485
- Unsocial hours enhancements (In accordance to NHS Terms and Conditions Agenda for Change section 2)
- Generous NHS Pension Scheme
- 27 days annual leave plus additional bank holiday leave allocated
- Access to the trust staying well service, offering emotional support such as counselling specialist trauma work and a range of other advice and information services offered through statutory and voluntary agencies.
- Significant career progression opportunities within the Clinical Hub and wider trust.
For more information on this role, please watch the following video https://vimeo.com/742557522/ff44b2ea37
Please note, we will be recruiting to a holding pool for our next course intakes.
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents daily.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for our patients, which is reflected in our newfive-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its core.
The role is based in Exeter, one of the most vibrant, attractive and historically interesting cities in England, with excellent transport links and a great mix of independent shops, cafes and bars.
If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.
In return we will equip you with the skills and resources you need to thrive in your role.
You will have opportunities to progress to roles across the Trust and enjoy continuous professional development.
- Competitive NHS salary
- A standard working week of 37.5 hours
- Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Career progression
- Car leasing scheme (subject to your pay not falling below the National Living Wage)
- Free parking across Trust sites
- Staff networks
- Range of discounts from organisations across the UK
Essential: - 4 GCSE's (or equivalent) at Grade C or above including English
Essential: - Experience in dealing with a diverse range of people in a customer/patient environment; - Experience of inputting data accurately and quickly using a Keyboard
How this role compares
We hold 835 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 68% of them.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,273 of them in South West.
You have 10 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has 14 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
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