Job summary
To provide a high quality, professional, proactive and expert Education and Development service to the service lines for all clinical and non-clinical education needs.
The post holder will be HCPC registered and use their specialist knowledge of interpreting clinical protocols and national guidance into Education and Development needs. Ensuring the subsequent delivery of training through the Education and Development delivery team meets the needs of the user and the service lines.
Main duties of the job
To assist and support the Assistant Director of People Development in the delivery of all education within North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
This includes (but not exhaustive):
- Clinical
- Non-Clinical
- Statutory And Mandatory Training
- Driver Training
- Commercial Training
- Misconduct/SUI/standards - TNAs and re-education methods.
- Continual development of flexible education & clinical simulation delivery methods
About us
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registered Paramedic ? Educated to Degree level in relevant subject. ? CertEd/ PGCE
- Enhanced Clinical Education modules (or working towards) ? Leadership and Management qualification (or working towards) or equivalent relevant experience. ? Evidence of extensive recent/relevant CPD ? CAVA
Desirable
- Certified Leader with experience of service improvement ? Project management skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant previous experience working to a high standard in a paramedic clinical education delivery role. ? Significant experience of providing effective practical specialist advice to the assistant director of people development and internal/external governance structures for education and development needs of the organisation and individuals. ? Significant experience of carrying out training needs analysis, report writing and action planning for clinical concerns through the HCPC on education development and competence.
- Experience in attendance at HE academic award boards and completion of subsequent action in relation to continuation on course and employment. ? Development of effective practical education action plans and solutions for Serious Untoward Incidents. ? Experience involvement recruitment campaigns for clinical staff.
- Experience in identification of barriers to learning including learning disabilities, partnership working with internal/external support to work towards resolution for an individual. ? Experience in sourcing internal/external education providers to meet organisation wide clinical and non-clinical education and development needs. ? Experience of developing and implementing education frameworks for clinical leadership development. ? Knowledge of NHS/NELA Leadership and Organisational Development work. ? An understanding of apprentice and vocational qualification frameworks. ? Experience in seeking external accreditation. ? Experience in seeking income generation opportunities. 6 ? Knowledge of key issues facing the NHS and ambulance services.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS/NELA Leadership and Organisational Development work. ? An understanding of apprentice and vocational qualification frameworks. ? Experience in seeking external accreditation. ? Experience in seeking income generation opportunities.
Communication &Relationship Skills
Essential
- Significant experience in providing and receiving student /staff information relating to education using negotiating, persuasive and empathetic skills. ? Ability to motivate and engage senior managers, providing reassurance and gaining co-operation. ? Significant and proven experience in multiple partnership working with key internal and external stakeholders / agencies. ? Ability to write clear and concise reports, letters, minutes, and documents using a good standard of English. ? Excellent presentation skills
Analytical & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Strong analytical skills are required to analyse a range of facts or situations to present options and recommendations for action. ? Attitude for seeking practical solutions, sometimes requiring sensitivity and empathy. ? Strong ability to conflict resolution
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Planning and organising highly complex activities. ? To be able to manage own workload, balance priorities and progress multiple tasks under pressure. ? Ability to delegate effectively. ? Experience in formulating long strategic plans which impact across the organisation in support of the Education and Development needs. ? Significant and proven experience in managing organisation wide projects and delivering anticipated outputs / outcomes.
working conditions
Essential
- The postholder must be able to work at different locations regionally across the trust and other external locations. They will occasionally be required to travel outside of the region on business and work outside of normal office hours in line with the needs of the job. ? Sound knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registered Paramedic ? Educated to Degree level in relevant subject. ? CertEd/ PGCE
- Enhanced Clinical Education modules (or working towards) ? Leadership and Management qualification (or working towards) or equivalent relevant experience. ? Evidence of extensive recent/relevant CPD ? CAVA
Desirable
- Certified Leader with experience of service improvement ? Project management skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant previous experience working to a high standard in a paramedic clinical education delivery role. ? Significant experience of providing effective practical specialist advice to the assistant director of people development and internal/external governance structures for education and development needs of the organisation and individuals. ? Significant experience of carrying out training needs analysis, report writing and action planning for clinical concerns through the HCPC on education development and competence.
- Experience in attendance at HE academic award boards and completion of subsequent action in relation to continuation on course and employment. ? Development of effective practical education action plans and solutions for Serious Untoward Incidents. ? Experience involvement recruitment campaigns for clinical staff.
- Experience in identification of barriers to learning including learning disabilities, partnership working with internal/external support to work towards resolution for an individual. ? Experience in sourcing internal/external education providers to meet organisation wide clinical and non-clinical education and development needs. ? Experience of developing and implementing education frameworks for clinical leadership development. ? Knowledge of NHS/NELA Leadership and Organisational Development work. ? An understanding of apprentice and vocational qualification frameworks. ? Experience in seeking external accreditation. ? Experience in seeking income generation opportunities. 6 ? Knowledge of key issues facing the NHS and ambulance services.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS/NELA Leadership and Organisational Development work. ? An understanding of apprentice and vocational qualification frameworks. ? Experience in seeking external accreditation. ? Experience in seeking income generation opportunities.
Communication &Relationship Skills
Essential
- Significant experience in providing and receiving student /staff information relating to education using negotiating, persuasive and empathetic skills. ? Ability to motivate and engage senior managers, providing reassurance and gaining co-operation. ? Significant and proven experience in multiple partnership working with key internal and external stakeholders / agencies. ? Ability to write clear and concise reports, letters, minutes, and documents using a good standard of English. ? Excellent presentation skills
Analytical & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Strong analytical skills are required to analyse a range of facts or situations to present options and recommendations for action. ? Attitude for seeking practical solutions, sometimes requiring sensitivity and empathy. ? Strong ability to conflict resolution
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Planning and organising highly complex activities. ? To be able to manage own workload, balance priorities and progress multiple tasks under pressure. ? Ability to delegate effectively. ? Experience in formulating long strategic plans which impact across the organisation in support of the Education and Development needs. ? Significant and proven experience in managing organisation wide projects and delivering anticipated outputs / outcomes.
working conditions
Essential
- The postholder must be able to work at different locations regionally across the trust and other external locations. They will occasionally be required to travel outside of the region on business and work outside of normal office hours in line with the needs of the job. ? Sound knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
