Embrace Team Leader

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave increasing to 33

Contributory Pension

NHS Discounts

Car lease and other salary sacrifice

Employee assistance and counselling

Opportunities for research and career‑

progression and ongoing development

Staff networks for our workforce

Job summary

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking a Team Leader for the Embrace Children’s Transport Drivers to supervise the driving team, ensuring policy adherence and maintaining strong relations with partner organisations and Sheffield Children’s Hospital clinicians for a world-class transport service.

The role requires flexibility, including nights, weekends, and bank holidays, with hybrid working options and a focus on teamwork, inclusion and staff development.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in emergency ambulance settings.
• Commitment to equality and inclusion within a team.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and supervise performance of Embrace Children’s Transport Drivers.
• Collaborate with partner organisations and clinicians to maintain service quality.
• Support flexible working arrangements and role modelling for staff.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Inclusion & equality

Self-motivation

Job description

Embedded within the Embrace team, you will work closely with our partner organisation to supervise the driving team ensuring they are adheringto policies and procedures at all times. This position plays a pivotal role in maintaining good relations and harmony between Yorkshire AmbulanceService and partners involved in the delivery of the Embrace service. As a Team Leader for the Children's Transport Drivers, you will be a highly visible role model working in collaboration with Sheffield Children'sHospital clinicians to provide a truly world class service. Embrace staff work 24/7, 365 days a year, which means you will need to work flexibly, up to 12 hours at a time, including: nights, weekends andbank holidays, in all weathers., The primary focus is to monitor and supervise the performance of the team of Embrace service Children's Transport Drivers.You will bring a structured yet agile approach to planning within your Team which will deliver real benefit to day-to-day operations.

• Can lead, motivate and inspire others in a highly specialised Emergency ambulance setting.
• Committed to ensuring equality and inclusion are imbedded within a team.
• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative, while also working effectively as a team.

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.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

• o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
• o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
• o Contributory Pension.
• o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
• o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
• o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
• o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
• o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.