Advanced Paramedic Clinical Lead - West Yorkshire | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Contributory Pension

Flexible/hybrid working

Car lease and salary sacrifice (where/

Job summary

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust seeks an Advanced Paramedic Clinical Lead to drive clinical leadership, improvement and education across teams in West Yorkshire. The role focuses on performance analysis, planning local improvements, and implementing priorities with a regional perspective.

The post holder will lead assessments of clinical activity, contribute to governance, and coordinate education programmes while ensuring timely, effective patient care across settings in a flexible,

Qualifications

• Senior clinical post embedded in operational and clinical leadership teams.
• Significant experience leading disperse and varied clinical teams.
• HCPC-registered paramedic with master’s degree or working towards it.
• Proven contribution to clinical governance arrangements and research.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical developments by analysing performance data and implementing improvement plans.
• Ensure patients receive effective care through leadership, supervision and education.
• Deliver education activity, manage clinical risk, and support staff development.
• Travel between YAS and external sites as required; support remote clinical advice.

Job description

Advanced Paramedic Clinical Lead - West Yorkshire | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

The Advanced Paramedic (Clinical Lead) is a senior clinical post embedded in operational leadership teams. Working with operational and clinical leadership teams the Advanced Paramedic - Clinical Lead is responsible for ensuring patients receive effective care through leadership, supervision, and education.

The Advanced Paramedic - Clinical Lead will be responsible for clinical activity within the teams they are responsible for. Understanding key performance indicators, formulating, and agreeing plans for improvement is fundamental to the role.

The post holder will lead clinical developments by analysing performance data, developing plans for local improvement, and leading the implementation of local and Trust wide clinical improvement priorities/plans. They will be responsible for mitigating clinical risks within their area as they arise, supporting staff to remain proficient, setting priorities for education activity and working at a regional level to report themes and trends relevant to their area.

They will be responsible for delivery of the Clinical Case Review Policy, Newly Qualified Paramedic Programme and ensuring team-based education activity is focussed, responsive and effective.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)

27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.

Contributory Pension.

Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)

Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.

Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.

Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

Ability to analyse and synthesise complex

information and data.

Proficient in the use of digital technologies,

including Microsoft Office.

Successful completion of the national NQP

Consolidation of Learning portfolio (where

applicable).

Developed time management skills, working

to strict deadlines, delegating, and

prioritising workload as required.

Evidence of being able to contribute to and

challenge across multi-disciplinary teams.

Full UK driving license including C1 and

emergency driving and is able to travel

between YAS and external sites.

Paramedic Registered with the HCPC.

Holds a relevant master’s degree or

currently working towards.

Commitment to undertake postgraduate

education relevant to the post.

In depth knowledge of the NHS agenda and

the influences of political, social, and

economic factors.

Expert understanding of current clinical

practice guidelines, evidence and policies

relating to the out of hospital arena.

Understanding of commissioning, financial,

and budgetary processes relevant to role.

Significant experience leading disperse and

varied clinical teams.

Experience contributing to and implementing

and leading clinical governance

arrangements.

Demonstrable track record of leading teams

Track record, introducing, leading, and

managing change at scale.

Evidence of participation in research and

development activities.

Experience in the design and delivery of

educational programmes, learning and CPD

Has previously contributed to and

implemented policies and procedures.

Experience providing remote clinical advice

This advert closes on Monday 26 Oct 2026