Consultant Paramedic - Divisional Clinical Director

Consultant Paramedic - Divisional Clinical Director

Shape the future of clinical care across South East Coast Ambulance Service

We are looking for two experienced senior clinical leaders to join South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) as a Consultant Paramedic - Divisional Clinical Director.

Working within the Paramedical Directorate and Divisional Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidates will play a pivotal role in shaping clinical strategy, influencing professional practice, leading service development and ensuring the highest standards of patient care across the Trust.

These are consultant Paramedic positions combining three distinct but complementary responsibilities:

• A member of the Paramedical Directorate Senior Leadership Team
• Divisional Clinical Director within a specified Division (either Sussex or Surrey)
• Professional Lead for a Trustwide designated specialist clinical portfolio (either Critical Care or Urgent and Emergency Care)

You will provide visible clinical leadership, champion evidence-based practice, drive innovation and quality improvement, and work collaboratively with operational, professional and system partners to deliver outstanding care for our patients and communities.

Please indicate clearly in your application whether you wish to be considered for the Urgent and Emergency Care or Critical Care post.

Main duties of the job

As Consultant Paramedic - Divisional Clinical Director, you will:

• Provide strategic and professional clinical leadership across your Division
• Lead clinical governance, quality assurance and patient safety improvement
• Influence the development of Trust-wide and regional clinical strategy
• Act as Head of Profession for the clinical workforce within your Division
• Lead and support service transformation, innovation and redesign
• Champion workforce development, education and professional standards
• Support research, audit and evidence-based practice
• Maintain clinical credibility through regular operational clinical practice
• Represent the Trust at local, regional and national forums

This is a highly influential role requiring the ability to work across organisational boundaries, build effective partnerships and provide expert advice on complex clinical matters.

About us

• 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.
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

Other than in exceptional circumstances, the starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom point of the band to which they have been appointed.

Job responsibilities

We are recruiting to two Divisional Clinical Director - Consultant Paramedic positions, with a professional leadership portfolio covering either Urgent and Emergency Care or Critical Care across the Trust.

The successful candidate will be a highly experienced Paramedic who can demonstrate consultant-level experience, and evidence achievement across the 4 pillars of practice. Applicants must have:

• Current HCPC registration as a Paramedic
• A Master's degree in a relevant subject according to their area of Advanced Practice
• Experience in working at Advanced Practice level with specialism in either pre-hospital Urgent and Emergency Care or Critical Care
• Extensive experience as a senior clinical leader within an NHS ambulance service
• Significant experience of clinical governance, quality improvement and service development
• Exceptional clinical decision-making skills
• Strong influencing, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience of leading change within complex healthcare organisations
• A passion for developing people, improving services and delivering excellent patient outcomes

You will be a credible and visible clinical leader who inspires confidence, promotes professional excellence and embodies the Trust's values of Courage, Integrity and Kindness.

If you are interested in the role and wish to discuss the position, we encourage you to get in touch to arrange an informal conversation about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in relevant field
• Diploma in Immediate Medical Care/Urgent Medical Care RCSEd/ Dip PUC or similar
• Management/Leadership Training/Qualification or commitment to work towards
• HCPC registered and practising Paramedic with no current sanctions
• PhD/Professional Doctorate

Knowledge

• Expert clinical knowledge in the field of clinical care in the Ambulance sector
• Current knowledge of local and national policies informing clinical care in the Ambulance Sector
• Detailed knowledge of CoP Paramedic Curricula and Frameworks

Experience

• Extensive experience of working clinically in clinical care within an NHS ambulance environment
• Experience of engaging with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience of clinical leadership in a large/complex healthcare provider organisation at a senior level

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours