Position Overview & Specifications

Are you looking for a new career? One where you can really make a difference?

Being an NWAS Call Handler is more than just answering calls, it's about providing an appropriate response to our patients urgent health care needs, offering advice and reassurance and signposting or transferring to appropriate providers.

Covering the whole of the North West of England, NWAS call handlers deal with both non-emergency and emergency calls, meaning you could be booking a GP appointment, advising patients to attend an out of hours service or even dispatching an ambulance.

NWAS call handlers provide a vital contribution to the provision of first class patient care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You will be responsible for the assessment of clinical symptoms with the ability to document patient information quickly and accurately, therefore computer / data input skills are essential in the role.

On a typical weekday we receive around 6000 calls and up to 10,00 calls per day at the weekend. The role requires working under pressure and can be challenging however knowing you have made a difference makes this an exciting and extremely rewarding role, where no two shifts are the same.