Deputy Chief Paramedic Officer

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ambulance service is seeking a Deputy Chief Paramedic Officer to drive clinical excellence and lead innovative practices. This role involves developing workforce plans and representing the Trust in strategic initiatives. Ideal candidates will have significant paramedic experience and a passion for improving patient care.

Benefits

Option to join NHS pension scheme

Minimum 27 days' holiday per year

Personal and professional development opportunities

Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes

Access to occupational health services

Award-winning wellbeing hub

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Paramedic.
• Ability to promote clinical excellence.
• Experience in developing workforce plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to operational teams.
• Ensure high-quality clinical care delivery.
• Represent the Trust in strategic planning.

Skills

Clinical Excellence

Leadership

Innovation

Job description

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Do you have the drive and ambition to support changing the way ambulance services respond to patients? Do you have significant experience working as a Paramedic, are you innovative, are you passionate about developing the Paramedic profession?

Your role as the Deputy Chief Paramedic Officer will be responsible for promoting clinical excellence at all levels of the organisation working across multi-disciplinary teams.

Day to day your job will be to ensure that the Paramedic profession continues to develop using the College of Paramedics career framework and advanced practice agenda.

You will need to be able to work across the four pillars of professional practice as well as developing workforce plans that are fit for the future.

South East Coast Ambulance is transforming the way we deliver services to our patients, we are in year two of our five year clinically led strategy, this role will play an instrumental part in the move to how we respond to and change our service.

We need someone who embodies our Trust values, understands the issues the wider NHS is facing, but also influence changes that are positive for both our patients and our people.

If this is you and you like a challenge, then please apply to come and work for South East Coast Ambulance Service as our new Deputy Chief Paramedic Officer.

Provide responsive and effective leadership, advice and support to operational teams, heads of service and senior colleagues on a wide range of business and workforce planning matters relating to clinical practice. To be accountable for the safe, high-quality delivery of clinical care.

Represent the Trust across the wider health and care system and sector, effectively networking with a range of external stakeholders to contribute to system-wide strategic planning and implementation. Play a key role in system based multidisciplinary clinical leadership teams and structures across the Trust geographical area.

• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
  
  

Other than in exceptional circumstances, the starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom point of the band to which they have been appointed.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jaqualine Lindridge Job title: Chief Paramedic Officer Email address: [e-mail]

For request to meet members of the team please contact Kirsty Booth, Business Support Manager - Medical & Paramedical on [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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