Chief Paramedic Officer – South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) works across a diverse geographical area of 3,600 square miles which includes densely populated urban areas, sparsely populated rural areas and some of the busiest stretches of motorway in the country.

Our work environment is demanding, high intensity and rewarding in equal measure and spans four Integrated Care Systems requiring a high degree of resilience and a commitment to collaborative working both within and outside the Trust.

As Chief Paramedic Officer you will provide expert leadership, professional advice, strategic clinical advice, and advocacy in consideration of matters regarding quality and safety matters relating to paramedicine.

A vital focus for the role will be the delivery of a positive culture across the Trust underpinned by our values.

Working with your Chief Medical Officer and Director of Quality and Nursing colleagues, you will lead professional standards across the Trust and ensure paramedics, ambulance clinicians, AHPs and our managers and people have access to world-class training, education, and professional development.

As executive director responsible for Trust wide education and organisational learning you will define and embed our vision for excellence and evidence-based learning across all staff and leadership groups for training and education.

NOTE: the Trust is in a period of transition and has an ambition to establish clinical leadership for its delivery functions. As Chief Paramedic Officer you will champion and take an active leadership role in this future model.

Main duties of the job

Key Outputs and deliverables in your first 12 months

• Clinical and leadership education strategy
• Review and redesign the function Operating Model to establish and embed the work of the Directorate at the heart of the organsiation
• Working with executive colleagues set out a roadmap for the Trust’s sustainable culture transformation programme and deliverables role-modelling collaborative and inclusive ways of working

Please review the candidate application pack and job description for further information.

About us

• NHS employees will be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• A minimum 27 days’ holiday each year, increasing with service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Childcare voucher scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to our award-winning Wellbeing services
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.