Education Lead Team Leader - Gloucestershire, Somerset & Wiltshire

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional ambulance service is seeking an experienced Education Lead Team Leader in Exeter to guide educational delivery and support a team of educators. This role emphasizes coordination and communication between education and operational services, striving for high-quality training for clinical staff. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership skills and a commitment to continuous professional development.

Benefits

Competitive NHS salary

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous Pension Scheme

Career progression opportunities

Free parking across Trust sites

Access to discounts from various organisations

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and managing teams.
• Ability to coordinate educational programmes effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of educational programmes in your county.
• Oversee compliance and monitoring of educational progress.
• Act as a liaison between operations and education.

Skills

Leadership

Training delivery

Team coordination

Communication

Job description

Are you ready to lead with purpose and inspire excellence in clinical education? We’re looking for experienced and motivated Education Lead Team Leaders to drive training delivery, support educator teams, and champion professional development across our counties.

As an Education Lead Team Leader, you’ll play a central role in leading a team of skilled educators, delivering high-quality training, and acting as the key liaison between education and operational services in line with the teams-based model. This is a unique opportunity to influence how we develop and support our clinical workforce.

The day-to-day responsibilities of an Education Team Leader will include coordinating and managing delivery of all core Education within your county as well as additional education requests. You will oversee education compliance as well as monitoring the progress of those on an educational programme for example apprentices. As an Education Team Leader you will also work with the local CTM to support a team of Lead practice Educators and for staffing the Practice Education Vehicles that will host various educational activities such as preceptorship and apprentice support. You will be the bridge between operations and Education to ensure quality support is provided in a swift manner and ensure the feedback loop is closed.

Your leadership skills will be invested in to ensure you are equipped with all the tools needed to be this bridge and ensure credibility in role. As an Education expert you will become the single point of contact in county for all education needs. You will also work closely with your peers to ensure best practices are shared and provide support for other teams where cover is needed.

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples’ lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lydia Miller Job title: Clinical Education Manager Email address: [e-mail]