Emergency Call Taker & Emergency Medical Dispatcher

Jaystar

Sorry to hear that doggy....

Medic475

Hi Folks! Congrats to those of you who made it onto the panel! Hard luck to those who didn't! Chat to ye on the airwaves soon! Enjoy the training!

Jaystar

Any ideas how soon we might be chatting on the airwaves Medic475?? :-)

Tripp

Ahh the waiting game. How i loathe you :-/

djor88

I know, no fun at all waiting around. Anyone get any solid info on how big the panel is and how many they're taking on etc?

Pigeon Chaser

Einstein,

How is the training going?

Did they give you any indication of what the working hours / shift patterns will be once you have your training complete and get settled in properly?

djor88

Pigeon Chaser wrote: »

Einstein,

How is the training going?

Did they give you any indication of what the working hours / shift patterns will be once you have your training complete and get settled in properly?

When I was in the NAS control room a few weeks ago for a look, I got to see the call takers shift roster. Shifts i noticed were all either 07.00-19.00, or 19.00-07.00... At moment they're 12 hour shifts. The lads were doing 3 on, 4 off, 4 on 3 off etc and at one stage it was ending up that one of the lads was coming up to having 9 days off in a row! Sound!

Jaystar

Yeah - that sounds bearable alright!! Wonder will we be doing the same shifts. Wish we knew when we might be getting the call..... Hope it's soon.....

Pigeon Chaser

Hopefully we might hear something this week.

I am keen to get training

flazio

Did the interview for Dispatcher last Monday, got the letter this morning, no joy I'm afraid

Jaystar

Ah flazio - that's disappointing..... Did you go for / get the call taker position?

Pigeon Chaser - I hope we hear this week! Would be great to have a start date even..... Wonder if there's any way of finding out when they might start calling us.....

Tripp

Jaystar wrote: »

Ah flazio - that's disappointing..... Did you go for / get the call taker position?

Pigeon Chaser - I hope we hear this week! Would be great to have a start date even..... Wonder if there's any way of finding out when they might start calling us.....

I spoke to the recruitment people and they don't even know. They are waiting on the Ambulance Service to give the go ahead.

Jaystar

Yes..... I fear we could be sitting on the panel for a good while.

Does anyone know if the new command & control centre is up and running yet? Very difficult to find any definite information.....

Tripp

Jaystar wrote: »

Yes..... I fear we could be sitting on the panel for a good while.

Does anyone know if the new command & control centre is up and running yet? Very difficult to find any definite information.....

Its not running and it won't be until maybe June. There only starting the fit out of the building

flanna

Jaystar wrote: »

Does anyone know if the new command & control centre is up and running yet? Very difficult to find any definite information.....

I asked in my interview and was told that it will be up and running by the end of this year for definite

djor88

Anyone an idea of how many they'll take through from the panel?

Jaystar

And how long does training take? Think someone mentioned it on here previously but I can't find it!

Tripp

Jaystar wrote: »

And how long does training take? Think someone mentioned it on here previously but I can't find it!

Roughly 11 weeks

Jaystar

And do you know if they'll be taking us one by one or will they take groups of 10 / 20 / 50 etc?

So many questions!!

Carrie2012

Anyone that got the job through cpl on here still? Just wondering if you had holidays booked and they are falling during the training where do you stand with it? Don't want to book our holiday and then lose out on it but t the same time could be waiting months before we hear anything.

antichrist

Carrie2012 wrote: »

Anyone that got the job through cpl on here still? Just wondering if you had holidays booked and they are falling during the training where do you stand with it? Don't want to book our holiday and then lose out on it but t the same time could be waiting months before we hear anything.

Without sounding cold......tough. You can book a holiday and go but if the dates fall during your training then you'll be expected to cancel them.
Know it sounds harsh but that will be the answer you get back if this happens.

When I was on a panel waiting for paramedic course I never knew when I'd get called. This process is nothing new.

antichrist

Jaystar wrote: »

And do you know if they'll be taking us one by one or will they take groups of 10 / 20 / 50 etc?

So many questions!!

The end of your interview was the best time and place to ask these questions. I wouldn't rely on boards for an accurate answer. Class size regularly changes to meet the demands of the organisation, there have been paramedic classes of 20 and some with over 30.
There is no number set in stone

qwertypop

Jaystar wrote: »

And do you know if they'll be taking us one by one or will they take groups of 10 / 20 / 50 etc?

So many questions!!

Why did you not ask those questions in the interview

Jaystar

qwertypop wrote: »

Why did you not ask those questions in the interview

Was too busy talking about me!

I did ask. Didn't get a definite answer..... Nor was I expecting one (there or here).

I just thought I'd throw it out to the "discussion forum" to see if anyone had any "thoughts" on the matter. Not looking for definite, specific answers.

antichrist

Jaystar wrote: »

I just thought I'd throw it out to the "discussion forum" to see if anyone had any "thoughts" on the matter. Not looking for definite, specific answers.

Well I do think I answered those questions with my experienced based "thoughts"

Jaystar

antichrist wrote: »

Well I do think I answered those questions with my experienced based "thoughts"

I think you did too! It's only people with some experience that'll be able to give the rest of us some idea about how the whole thing works. This is my first time on a panel - I'm certainly no expert in the area and welcome any insight anyone can give! So thanks antichrist!

Carrie2012

antichrist wrote: »

Without sounding cold......tough. You can book a holiday and go but if the dates fall during your training then you'll be expected to cancel them.
Know it sounds harsh but that will be the answer you get back if this happens.

When I was on a panel waiting for paramedic course I never knew when I'd get called. This process is nothing new.

Your not sounding cold at all. Think I'll just have to take the risk and book holidays. If I'm lucky enough to even get called then I'll have to change it thank you;)

Pigeon Chaser

Well, here's hoping we hear something this week.

flanna

Just saw on NAS facebook page that they are looking for companies to tender for the new control centre's in Donegal and Dublin.

Pigeon Chaser

Perhaps (Hopefully) we will hear something this week