HART Training

Job summary

Yorkshire Ambulance Service currently has a vacancy for the position of HART Training and Assurance Manager. The base station for this post will be Leeds, with the successful candidate required to travel between sites throughout Yorkshire and nationally.

The post holder will also be required to attend incidents undertaking the role of National Inter agency Liaison Officer (NILO) by participating in an on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead in development and delivery of the training and exercising of the Hazardous Area Response Team in order to maintain compliance against National Operating Standards. The post holder will report directly to the HART and Special Operations Area Manager in ensuring the delivery of specialist response capabilities as part of the Trust's requirement to maintain approved levels of operational readiness and compliance. These will be in accordance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and the NHS' Emergency Preparedness Resilience Response (EPRR) Core Standards and the NARU Service Specification.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To apply, you mus t be able to meet the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To apply, you mus t be able to meet the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues
• Present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Ability to produce timely and accurate reports and other documentation
• Ability to prioritise tasks and to manage conflicting demands on time to deliver objectives

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registered Paramedic
• Recognised teaching qualification or working towards one
• Knowledge and understanding of the delivery of high level pre-hospital critical care within the scope of HART paramedics.
• Recognised assessing qualification or working towards one

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of facilitating/working with multi agency teams
• Proven leadership or managerial experience

Personal

Essential

• Be able to gain security clearance to at least SC level
• Be able to successfully pass essential training requirements as defined in the YAS Commander Framework (which may include time away from home)
• Ability to quickly develop effective working relationships, demonstrating professional credibility with colleagues at all levels

Person Specification
Skills

Essential

• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues
• Present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Ability to produce timely and accurate reports and other documentation
• Ability to prioritise tasks and to manage conflicting demands on time to deliver objectives

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registered Paramedic
• Recognised teaching qualification or working towards one
• Knowledge and understanding of the delivery of high level pre-hospital critical care within the scope of HART paramedics.
• Recognised assessing qualification or working towards one

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of facilitating/working with multi agency teams
• Proven leadership or managerial experience

Personal

Essential

• Be able to gain security clearance to at least SC level
• Be able to successfully pass essential training requirements as defined in the YAS Commander Framework (which may include time away from home)
• Ability to quickly develop effective working relationships, demonstrating professional credibility with colleagues at all levels

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

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Additional information
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Employer details

Employer name

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address

Manor Mill

Manor Mill Lane

Leeds

LS11 8DF

Employer's website #J-18808-Ljbffr

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