Joint Operations Director

4 days ago


Exeter, United Kingdom Devon Air Ambulance Trust Full time

Joint Operations Director
Salary: £95,000 per annum 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, flexitime
Location: Head office in Exeter, with opportunities to work remotely.  
Duration: Permanent

The Role

The Joint Operations Director (JOD) is a new role at Devon Air Ambulance, bringing together the leadership of all staff involved in the safe and effective delivery of outstanding services to patients. You will provide strategic leadership to our operational staff to ensure we deliver against our strategic objectives for prevention, treatment and recovery. The JOD will need to achieve the right balance between compliance and freedom within boundaries to support innovation and empower team members. The role will be part of the Senior Leadership Team and will also be a Director of the Trading Company. 

The Candidate

We're seeking an inspirational leader who is collaborative and open and can provide cross-departmental support to all teams, with the ability to achieve strategic goals. The ideal candidate will be able to role model a culture of integrity, honesty and openness with demonstrable experience of working in regulated environments. They will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Care Quality Commission (CQC). The candidate will have high levels of resilience and be able to synthesise highly complex and sensitive information, communicating it clearly especially where there are barriers to understanding. As the role will require engagement with communities, staff and supporters across the county, it is essential that the candidate has a full driving licence. 

The Package

Salary: £95,000 per annum.  

As a valued member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

  • 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata), rising to 27 days with length of service
  • Occupational Maternity/Paternity & Adoption leave
  • Paid time off for fertility treatment
  • Pension scheme, 6% employer contributions
  • Occupational sick pay scheme
  • Counselling and financial wellbeing services
  • Access to electric vehicle lease cars through salary sacrifice 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

The closing date for applications is midday on Tuesday 10th December 2024.

Interviews will be a two-stage process and held in person at Head Office, Exeter.

1st interview - 6th/7th January 2025
2nd interview - 14th/15th January 2025

Disclaimer: Devon Air Ambulance reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if a high number of applications are received. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unfortunately unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Due to the nature of this role, offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.

No agencies please.



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