A&E Team Leader | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced A&E Operations Team Leader in Hull. This role involves leading and inspiring a team of Paramedics to ensure high-quality emergency services. Essential qualifications include NHS and A&E experience with a strong emphasis on mentorship and leadership. If you're passionate about making a difference in emergency care, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Paramedics with NHS and A&E Operations experience are essential.
• Demonstrable track record of staff mentorship and leadership.
• Experience in a response-led ambulance service is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and inspire others in an emergency ambulance setting.
• Ensure team equality and inclusion.
• Plan and manage effective workforce delivery.

Skills

Leadership in emergency settings

Mentorship skills

Self-motivation

Ability to work as a team

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting for 1x Substantive A&E Operations Team Leader at Hull East AS and 1x Secondment position within the Hull and East Yorkshire CBU. We are seeking Paramedics, ideally with experience in similar roles in response-led ambulance services. NHS and A&E Operations experience is essential. Importantly, you will have a demonstrable track record of staff mentorship, support and leadership where you have shown the ability to lead a varied team.

To enable us to meet the future needs for our services, we have invested significantly in our emergency operations and have embarked on a period of transformation aligning our emergency and urgent care services with those of the wider healthcare economy.

Through this Transformation Programme of "Team Based Working" in which we have restructured our emergency operations leadership team and are seeking further innovative thinkers with strong and inspirational leadership style to take on the exciting and challenging roles of Team Leader.

You will bring a structured yet agile approach to planning within your Team which will deliver real benefit to day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and inspire others in an emergency ambulance setting
• Commitment to ensuring equality and inclusion are embedded within a team
• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative, while also working effectively as a team
• Responsible for number of frontline staff, you will ensure that your Team is able to deliver services through effective workforce planning, quality, governance & risk
• Working closely with the Area Operations Manager and other colleagues, you will ensure that robust policies, processes and practices are in evidence within your Team

Qualifications and Experience

• Paramedics with NHS and A&E Operations experience are essential
• Demonstrable track record of staff mentorship, support and leadership and the ability to lead a varied team
• Experience in a response-led ambulance service is desirable
• Ability to lead, plan, and manage in a structured yet agile way to support day-to-day operations

About Yorkshire Ambulance Service

At Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) we aspire to deliver world class care to the communities we serve. In recent years we have demonstrated a strong track record of improving patient care across all our services despite facing increasing challenges and demands. We believe a key part of this success is our willingness to look forward, anticipate change and adapt our services to better meet the needs of our patients.

Application and Closing

If you are passionate about making a difference to the people of Yorkshire and want to play a critical role in shaping the future of our emergency service, then we would like to hear from you.

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025.