11 Ambulance Services jobs in the United Kingdom

Medical Director - Medical Services & Delivery

Location: Hybrid (Tunbridge Wells office 2-3 days/week)
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Partnered with AXA Health | Exclusively managed by Opus People Solutions

Opus People Solutions is proud to be the exclusive recruitment partner for AXA Health in the search for a visionary Medical Director - Medical Services & Delivery . This is a high-impact, senior leadership opportunity for an experienced clinician with a strong background in healthcare insurance operations.

About the Role

This newly created position sits within AXA Health's Commercial team and is responsible for leading internal medical operations. You'll oversee the Medical Policy and Medical Underwriting teams, driving performance across medical, healthcare, and operational domains.

You'll be instrumental in shaping AXA Health's strategic direction, building a team that sets the benchmark for excellence in the UK. This hybrid role requires attendance at AXA's Tunbridge Wells office, client sites, or industry events at least two days per week (moving to three days/week by late 2025).

Key Responsibilities

• Medical Policy Development: Design and optimise policies for healthcare funding, ensuring regulatory alignment.
• Operational Efficiency: Monitor and improve policy effectiveness and customer experience.
• Claims Support: Provide expert guidance to claims teams across modalities and technologies.
• Annual & Bi-Annual Reviews: Lead reviews of policy terms and guidance to manage indemnity risk and ensure clarity.
• Clinical Risk Management: Chair the Clinical Risk Committee and oversee AXA Health's Clinical Risk Register.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary contact for healthcare providers regarding treatment eligibility.
• Medical Underwriting Leadership: Ensure underwriting practices are efficient, compliant, and risk-aligned.
• Training & Development: Promote continuous improvement through staff training and workshops.

Candidate Profile

• Medical qualification with substantial clinical experience.
• Postgraduate qualification or 3+ years in a similar leadership role.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including clinical governance and risk management.
• Proven success in leading strategic initiatives in complex environments.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in healthcare data tools.
• Deep understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• People and resource management expertise.

Eligibility: Candidates must be authorised to work in the UK. This role is classified under the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) and subject to periodic background screening.

What AXA Offers

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• 6,700 cash car allowance
• Up to 12% employer pension contributions
• Life Assurance (up to 10x salary)
• Private health cover
• 28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & AXA employee discounts

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV via the Opus People Solutions website. For accessibility support, or a confidential chat contact

ESN Network Consultant - Emergency Services - £600 per day - Inside IR35 - travel expected to Chorley and Warwick at least once a month respectively.

About the Role -

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Consultant with proven experience working as a Network Architect within emergency services, including fire, police, or ambulance sectors. You will take ownership of technical matters related to connecting Emergency Services (the User Organisations) Networks with the Emergency Services Network (ESN) service.

You will develop a comprehensive understanding of the User Services Supplier technical solutions for Control Rooms and operational communication connectivity to Networks, ensuring effective communication of interface requirements, configurations, and test verification to the emergency services organisations. Your expertise will enable you to guide governance meetings, briefing stakeholders on technical challenges and proposing robust solutions.
Collaborating closely with senior leaders from emergency services ESN teams and network system suppliers, you will help ensure successful integration and deployment of vital network services in mission-critical environments.

What You'll Do - 

• Take ownership of all technical matters related to Emergency Services (User Organisations) Networks connecting to the ESN service.
• Develop and maintain deep knowledge of User Services Supplier technical solutions for Control Rooms and critical communications in regards to Network connectivity and clearly communicate interface requirements, configuration information, and test verification processes to the emergency services organisations.
• Attend and contribute to governance meetings, providing expert technical briefings and driving resolution of any issues.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across emergency services (fire, police, ambulance), ESN leads, and network system suppliers to ensure seamless network integration and deployment.
• Lead onboarding and integration processes with a focus on meeting technical and performance requirements.

Who You Are -

• A highly experienced Network Architect with a strong background in designing complex network architectures and producing Proof of Concepts.
• Demonstrable experience working within Emergency Services, Blue Light, Public Services, Government, or similar mission-critical sectors.
• Expertise in WAN, LAN, SD-WAN, and Wi-Fi solutions, coupled with a solid understanding of ESN architecture.
• Knowledge of the Airwave service and its role within Emergency Services is essential.
• Skilled in managing onboarding and integration projects, ensuring seamless delivery aligned with technical and performance standards.
• Exceptional customer-facing skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and manage relationships at all organisational levels.
• Able to thrive under pressure, manage complex and changing priorities, and balance multiple concurrent tasks.
• Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills, able to deliver clear, detailed, and collaborative information.

Control Room Consultant - Emergency Services - £600 per day - Inside IR35 - 6 months initial contract - travel expected to Chorley and Warwick at least once a month respectively.

About the Role -
We are looking for a highly skilled Control Room Consultant to play a key role in integrating control room systems with the Emergency Services Network (ESN) service. This position will see you working closely with police, fire, and ambulance services, ensuring that mission-critical control room solutions are fully ready for ESN connectivity.

To be successful in this role, you must have worked within or in very close collaboration with the police, fire, ambulance, or other Emergency Services - ideally within a control room environment. This insight is vital to ensure that technology and device solutions meet the real-world demands of frontline operations.

What You'll Do -

• Lead all technical aspects of integrating control room systems with the ESN service.
• Interpret and communicate interface requirements, configuration needs, and testing processes to User Organisations.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across emergency services and system suppliers.
• Represent control room integration at onboarding governance meetings, offering expert insights and practical resolution strategies.
• Ensure all onboarding deliverables are achieved on time, within scope, and on budget.

Who You Are -

• Experienced in emergency services control rooms (police, fire, or ambulance) or have a proven background working as a supplier into emergency services control rooms, liaising with senior operational leaders.
• Skilled in the development, design, configuration, testing, and operation of control room systems.
• Strong knowledge of ESN architecture, integration approaches, and the Airwave service.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
• Capable of managing complexity, adapting to change, and thriving in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Commercially aware with a customer-focused mindset.

ESN Network Consultant - Emergency Services - £600 per day - Inside IR35 - travel expected to Chorley and Warwick at least once a month respectively.

About the Role -

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Consultant with proven experience working as a Network Architect within emergency services, including fire, police, or ambulance sectors. You will take ownership of technical matters related to connecting Emergency Services (the User Organisations) Networks with the Emergency Services Network (ESN) service.

You will develop a comprehensive understanding of the User Services Supplier technical solutions for Control Rooms and operational communication connectivity to Networks, ensuring effective communication of interface requirements, configurations, and test verification to the emergency services organisations. Your expertise will enable you to guide governance meetings, briefing stakeholders on technical challenges and proposing robust solutions.
Collaborating closely with senior leaders from emergency services ESN teams and network system suppliers, you will help ensure successful integration and deployment of vital network services in mission-critical environments.

What You'll Do - 

• Take ownership of all technical matters related to Emergency Services (User Organisations) Networks connecting to the ESN service.
• Develop and maintain deep knowledge of User Services Supplier technical solutions for Control Rooms and critical communications in regards to Network connectivity and clearly communicate interface requirements, configuration information, and test verification processes to the emergency services organisations.
• Attend and contribute to governance meetings, providing expert technical briefings and driving resolution of any issues.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across emergency services (fire, police, ambulance), ESN leads, and network system suppliers to ensure seamless network integration and deployment.
• Lead onboarding and integration processes with a focus on meeting technical and performance requirements.

Who You Are -

• A highly experienced Network Architect with a strong background in designing complex network architectures and producing Proof of Concepts.
• Demonstrable experience working within Emergency Services, Blue Light, Public Services, Government, or similar mission-critical sectors.
• Expertise in WAN, LAN, SD-WAN, and Wi-Fi solutions, coupled with a solid understanding of ESN architecture.
• Knowledge of the Airwave service and its role within Emergency Services is essential.
• Skilled in managing onboarding and integration projects, ensuring seamless delivery aligned with technical and performance standards.
• Exceptional customer-facing skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and manage relationships at all organisational levels.
• Able to thrive under pressure, manage complex and changing priorities, and balance multiple concurrent tasks.
• Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills, able to deliver clear, detailed, and collaborative information.

Control Room Consultant - Emergency Services - £600 per day - Inside IR35 - 6 months initial contract - travel expected to Chorley and Warwick at least once a month respectively.

About the Role -
We are looking for a highly skilled Control Room Consultant to play a key role in integrating control room systems with the Emergency Services Network (ESN) service. This position will see you working closely with police, fire, and ambulance services, ensuring that mission-critical control room solutions are fully ready for ESN connectivity.

To be successful in this role, you must have worked within or in very close collaboration with the police, fire, ambulance, or other Emergency Services - ideally within a control room environment. This insight is vital to ensure that technology and device solutions meet the real-world demands of frontline operations.

What You'll Do -

• Lead all technical aspects of integrating control room systems with the ESN service.
• Interpret and communicate interface requirements, configuration needs, and testing processes to User Organisations.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across emergency services and system suppliers.
• Represent control room integration at onboarding governance meetings, offering expert insights and practical resolution strategies.
• Ensure all onboarding deliverables are achieved on time, within scope, and on budget.

Who You Are -

• Experienced in emergency services control rooms (police, fire, or ambulance) or have a proven background working as a supplier into emergency services control rooms, liaising with senior operational leaders.
• Skilled in the development, design, configuration, testing, and operation of control room systems.
• Strong knowledge of ESN architecture, integration approaches, and the Airwave service.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
• Capable of managing complexity, adapting to change, and thriving in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Commercially aware with a customer-focused mindset.

ESN Network Consultant - Emergency Services - £600 per day - Inside IR35 - travel expected to Chorley and Warwick at least once a month respectively.

About the Role -

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Consultant with proven experience working as a Network Architect within emergency services, including fire, police, or ambulance sectors. You will take ownership of technical matters related to .

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Control Room Consultant - Emergency Services - £600 per day - Inside IR35 - 6 months initial contract - travel expected to Chorley and Warwick at least once a month respectively.
A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible.
About the Role -
We are looking for a highly skilled Control Room Consultant to play a key role in integrating control room systems with the Emergency Services Network (ESN) service. This position will see you working clos
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Network Solutions Architect - Emergency Services Network (ESN) - £600 per day - Inside IR35 - Primarily Remote

My client is seeking a talented and experienced Network Solutions Architect to join their high-performing Network Services team, delivering on the prestigious Emergency Services Network (ESN) programme. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help modernise and transform how the UKs .

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Medical Director – Medical Services & Delivery

Location: Hybrid (Tunbridge Wells office 2–3 days/week)

Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Partnered with AXA Health | Exclusively managed by Opus People Solutions

Opus People Solutions is proud to be the exclusive recruitment partner for AXA Health in the search for a visionary Medical Director – Medical Services & Delivery . This is a high-impact, senior leadership opportunity for an experienced clinician with a strong background in healthcare insurance operations.

About the Role

This newly created position sits within AXA Health’s Commercial team and is responsible for leading internal medical operations. You’ll oversee the Medical Policy and Medical Underwriting teams, driving performance across medical, healthcare, and operational domains.

You’ll be instrumental in shaping AXA Health’s strategic direction, building a team that sets the benchmark for excellence in the UK. This hybrid role requires attendance at AXA’s Tunbridge Wells office, client sites, or industry events at least two days per week (moving to three days/week by late 2025).

Key Responsibilities

• Medical Policy Development: Design and optimise policies for healthcare funding, ensuring regulatory alignment.
• Operational Efficiency: Monitor and improve policy effectiveness and customer experience.
• Claims Support: Provide expert guidance to claims teams across modalities and technologies.
• Annual & Bi-Annual Reviews: Lead reviews of policy terms and guidance to manage indemnity risk and ensure clarity.
• Clinical Risk Management: Chair the Clinical Risk Committee and oversee AXA Health’s Clinical Risk Register.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary contact for healthcare providers regarding treatment eligibility.
• Medical Underwriting Leadership: Ensure underwriting practices are efficient, compliant, and risk-aligned.
• Training & Development: Promote continuous improvement through staff training and workshops.

Candidate Profile

• Medical qualification with substantial clinical experience.
• Postgraduate qualification or 3+ years in a similar leadership role.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including clinical governance and risk management.
• Proven success in leading strategic initiatives in complex environments.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in healthcare data tools.
• Deep understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• People and resource management expertise.

Eligibility: Candidates must be authorised to work in the UK. This role is classified under the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) and subject to periodic background screening.

What AXA Offers

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• £6,700 cash car allowance
• Up to 12% employer pension contributions
• Life Assurance (up to 10x salary)
• Private health cover
• 28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & AXA employee discounts

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV via the Opus People Solutions website. For accessibility support, or a confidential chat contact