Director of Paramedic Practice

Job summary

We are excited to be inviting applications for our first paramedic board role. An incredibly important driver to our cultural and clinical development you will be a visible and inspirational clinical leader with a clear and compelling vision or the Trust's future clinical and quality strategy. Working in partnership with Clinical Exec Colleagues you will be a core member of the senior clinical leadership team responsible for influencing, shaping and leading strategy, policy and clinical transformation both within South Western Ambulance Service NHS FT (SWASFT), and as part of the wider health and social care system.

Joining us in this pivotal role you will lead the effective, compassionate leadership, progressing our Trust Cultural Vision and embedding this within our professional clinical practice and clinical professional workplace development and will lead by example, always modelling and upholding the right behaviours.

Main duties of the job

This is the first position of its kind for Swasft and offers the opportunity to represent the paramedic profession at Board level and to progress the organisation and its people for years to come. If you are inspired by the opportunity and as excited by us at the potential this offers we would love to hear from you.

Request for informal enquiries should be directed to Julie.smalley@swast.nhs.uk and will be responded to by our CEO, Medical Director of Director of Quality and Care.

About us

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in.

We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders.

We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.

To view the Trust's Mission, Vision, Values and Goals clickhere

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ combined with working remotely across region and from home

Exeter

EX2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ combined with working remotely across region and from home

Exeter

EX2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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