SORT Education Facilitator

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

27 days annual leave

Development opportunities

Salary Sacrifice (cars/bikes)

Occupational health support

Job summary

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a SORT Facilitator to deliver CBRN and MTA training to SECAmb uplift and HART staff. The role requires clinical focus, strong communication and organizational skills, and NHS experience.

You will work within a framework of training and assurance, providing education and mentoring while travelling to partner sites as needed. DBS checks apply and enhanced equality policies are in place to support an inclusive workforce.

Qualifications

• Must be clinically focused with ability to operate in challenging environments.
• Experience in working within the NHS is essential.
• Self-motivated, innovative and flexible with strong communication and organizing skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training sessions for CBRN and MTA training to SECAmb uplift/HART staff.
• Provide professional education, training and learning opportunities.
• Support clinical governance and mentoring to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Attend training away from base as required.
• Undertake training and audits of CBRN capabilities at hospital/partner sites.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizing skills

NHS experience

Job description

Job Overview

The SORT Facilitators will be responsible for delivering training sessions for the delivery of Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear (CBRN) and Marauding Terrorist Attack (MTA) training to SECAmb uplift / HART staff.

Successful applicants will be clinically focused who are able to use their skills in challenging environments.

You should be a self-motivated, innovative and flexible individual with excellent communication and organizing skills who should also have experience in working within the NHS.

The SORT Facilitator is accountable to the Head of Specialist Operations for the delivery of the service by providing expert knowledge, skill and direction in the delivery of training and assurance. To take responsibility as part of SECAmb SORT for providing professional education, training, and learning opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The SORT facilitators will work predominantly Monday to Friday, office hours, with the occasional weekends / nights to deliver training or facilitate / attend exercises or live response - any unsocial hours worked will be paid as per Agenda for Change Section 2.

The Role Includes But Is To Limited To

• Ensuring SORT training and SORT PCAs are successfully completed as per NARU requirements.
• Working in collaboration with clinical governance and managerial colleagues to provide assessment and mentoring opportunities that will contribute to the improvement in the quality of patient care and clinical outcomes.
• Supplying specialist educational support and guidance to SORT staff and Commanders in order to improve the dissemination of learning within localities and facilitate the continuing professional development of staff.
• Attending training away from the base as and when required.
• Undertaking training and audits of CBRN capabilities at acute hospital and partner agency sits and have an individual portfolio of stakeholders.

Working for our organisation

• 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.

Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.

Following the revision of current national legislation (Vaccine as a Condition of Deployment), the Trust has reviewed our requirements relating to staff uptake of the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination.

Going forward, for patient facing positions, we strongly recommend that new starters will be appropriately vaccinated unless medically exempt in order to offer greater protection against exposure to the virus for front line staff.

In line with this recommendation, if you are successful in your application for a front line post, we will seek information from you in relation to your vaccine status, including exemption status, as applicable.

Please note, all positions come with a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relevant to the post. This will either be a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the role. The level of check will be outlined in the conditional offer letter sent to successful applicants.

The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief. The Trust is making progress towards its aim of becoming more reflective of the diversity of our community in our workforce and guarantees an interview to candidates with disability who meet the essential criteria specified. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and disabled applicants and those from other under-represented groups.

The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people - including those with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and hidden disabilities such as dyslexia. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that any selection processes - including the interview - are fair and equitable.

We are a committed to offering opportunities to individuals with disabilities and offer on-going support, should you be successful, with any adjustments you may need when performing your role.

The majority of our roles will include some travel between sites for business purposes. If the vacancy you’re applying for includes work related travel, you will be required to ensure that you hold and have covered the cost of suitable car insurance to support this.

Follow our recruitment on Twitter @SECAmbRecruit and check out our Facebook page - SECAmb NHS Recruitment. You can also find us on Linkedin under South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are a current SECAmb employee, by applying for this position, if successful you will move to the terms and conditions associated with the post. Any unsocial hours payments will be paid under the Section 2 agreement of agenda for change. Section 2 unsocial hours will need to be claimed via your monthly timesheet. More information regarding section 2 can be found in the Agenda for Change handbook and on the our dedicated Section 2 page on The Zon e.