South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
About
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is part of the National Health Service (NHS). We respond to 999 calls from the public, urgent calls from healthcare professionals and provide NHS 111 services across the region.
As part of the NHS we are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. It ensures that health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate high quality care and encourages care services to improve.
We have a vision to support our staff and provide a caring, high quality and efficient urgent and emergency care service to our communities.
Our 4,000+ staff provide services to 4.9m people across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and North East Hampshire.
Our two main functions:
* Accident and emergency service to respond to 999 calls
* NHS 111 service for when medical help is needed fast, but it's not an emergency
We currently have a number of available roles and we would love for you to join our service.
Key details
Location
Site: Haywards Heath Education Centre
Town: Haywards Heath
Postcode: RH16 1LT
Major / Minor Region: West Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Secondment: 6 months
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Part time
Salary
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Specialty
Main area: Training and Education
Job overview
The post holder will plan and facilitate the delivery of training and mentoring to all grades of staff and support individual staff with their development as necessary. To do this, they will ensure their own competency by maintaining the necessary standards defined by the Trust.
This role will include acting as the first point of contact for candidates undertaking educational programmes being delivered; escalating any concerns to the Clinical Education Lead responsible for the programme being delivered.
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* To deliver Education programme as directed (this may include scheduled courses or ad-hoc delivery).
* To act as the first point of contact for students undertaking the educational programme being delivered.
* To escalate any concerns to the Clinical Education Lead responsible for the programme being delivered and/or Senior Education Manager.
* To contribute towards standardisation and quality assurance of educational programmes as required.
* To ensure that all of the logistical functions required for course delivery are in place.
* Provide group and one-to-one support, encouragement, assessment and coaching as required.
* To provide detailed feedback on students regarding their course to all stakeholders.
* Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure that all logistical aspects required for course delivery are in place.
* Deliver Education and work with students to identify training needs, and facilitate them in drawing up and implementing action plans to encourage positive progress and address any areas of concern.
* Carry out assessments (both in the classroom and in operational environments) for students as required. Ensure all assessments are evidence based and that feedback is provided to stakeholders including students/apprentices.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities attached to this role.
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.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to declare any unspent/unfiltered convictions. If you are shortlisted you will then be sent a self declaration form, which must be completed prior to attending interview. for any queries relating to declarations, please contact the Recruitment Advisor listed on the vacancy.
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 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.
When completing the application please use your name as it appears on your passport and please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
Please note that under our Trust policies, we're unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 years old.
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.
Should you require an application form in an alternative format including large print or braille, please contact [email protected] stating the vacancy reference number and we will be happy to provide this.
When completing the reference section, please include details to cover the last three years’ history.
Due to the high volume of applications at SECAmb, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.
Please note that we contact all applicants via Trac Jobs and would advise you check your Trac Jobs account regularly.
Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. For this reason we recommend completing your application as early as possible.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* A minimum of three GCSE’s or ‘O’ Level qualification, Grade C and above or the equivalent qualification including GNVQ, NVQ level 2.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Holds or working towards Level 3 Award in Education and Training.
Desirable criteria
* Hold a level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent).
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Mentorship/coaching qualification, DSE assessment assessor, Fire marshal or be prepared to complete.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Good understanding of the ambulance service and Education Environment.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of delivering clinical training programmes. Experience of demonstrating management competencies in practice.
* Experience of working across departments in an influential way.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to promote ideas to others, including the ability to persuade and influence.
* Excellent planning skills to ensure coverage of training, mentorship, employee reviews and other key events or meetings.
* Ability to multi-task and prioritise existing workloads using a methodical and systematic approach to work.
* Working knowledge of Health & Safety, inclusivity and diversity at work.
Documents
* Trainer (Clinical Education) JD (, 192.6)PDFKB
* Trainer (Clinical Education) JS (, 272.6)PDFKB
* Employee information privacy notice (, 242.7)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Claire Skeet
Job title: Senior Education Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07917 277326
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