Make Ready Shift Supervisor in Ipswich

As well as supervising the running of the team, you will be responsible for assisting the Group Leads in staff training, development and discipline. Make Ready are a dedicated and vital support network which assists our front-line clinicians in providing excellent care to people living in the East of England, 365 days/year, 7 days/week, 24 hours/day covering six counties - Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Norfolk, and Suffolk.

Working for Make Ready Services (EEAST) you will also be eligible for the following benefits:

• Pay enhancement for out of hours shift working
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Free parking
• Min of 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday (increases with years of service)
• Occupational Health services incl. a 24hr Employee Assistance Program, mental health & wellbeing, legal & financial services
• Staff support networks

Responsibilities

• Supervise the running of the team and assist Group Leads in staff training, development and discipline.
• Undertaking appraisals, timesheets, sickness interviews and annual leave requests within your remit.
• Ensure your team prepares ambulances to the agreed standard, ready for operational duties.
• Arrange rotas to ensure staffing levels and liaise with internal/external contacts to respond to changing operational needs and maintain vehicle availability.
• Maintain accurate records to record stock levels and assign equipment assets to each vehicle.
• Be willing to work shifts, including nights and weekends; be flexible to service needs.
• Demonstrate good communication skills and a basic understanding of IT; able to work to tight deadlines.
• Move ambulances and vehicles; a UK driving licence with a C1 category is mandatory.
• Show substantial supervisory experience covering all aspects of people management.

Qualifications

• Substantial supervisory experience covering all aspects of people management.
• Willingness to work shifts including nights and weekends; flexibility to service needs.
• Good communication skills and a basic understanding of IT; ability to work to tight deadlines.
• UK driving licence with C1 category.

Visa/Eligibility

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

About EEAST

At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties. We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria. We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.

Role Context

Make Ready are a dedicated and vital support network which assists our front-line clinicians in providing excellent care to people living in the East of England, 365 days/year, 7 days/week, 24 hours/day covering six counties - Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Norfolk, and Suffolk. This dynamic role has shift pattern covering 12-hr days & nights over 365 days. You will be part of a team ensuring the serviceability of emergency ambulances, equipment and consumables.

Operational note

The Trust has embarked on a transformation plan to ensure we can meet the challenges of the future by taking delivery of purpose-built ambulances and vehicles, and we have also commissioned the building and upgrading of a large number of our Hubs across all six counties that we cover.