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London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
About
The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) is the largest free ambulance service in the world, caring for more than one-and-a-half million patients every year.
We are the only London-wide NHS Trust and are at the frontline of the NHS in the capital. We serve an area of approximately 620 square miles. Broadly speaking, this is the whole area within the M25.
We have two main functions - the provision of an Accident and Emergency service to respond to 999 calls and our Patient Transport Service, which performs an important role in taking patients to and from their hospital appointments.
In addition, we also manage the Emergency Bed Service, which co-ordinates registers of specialised care facilities available across London, along with some national monitoring services.
Community Resuscitation Clinical Lead
Closed for applications on: 5-Jun-2023 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 5-Jun-2023 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust HQ
- Address
- 220 Waterloo Road
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 8SD
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (plus on call)
Salary
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 per annum inclusive of HCAS +3% on call + 9% unsocial hours
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Community Resuscitation Clinical Lead
- Interview date
- 11/07/2023
London Ambulance Service covers an area of 620 sq. miles, serves one of the world’s most dynamic and diverse cities and is the busiest ambulance service in the UK. We handle over 1.9 million emergency calls from across the capital and attend more than 1.2 million incidents every single year as well as delivering a 24 hour NHS 111 Integrated Urgent Care Service in South East and North East London that we estimate will respond to around 1.4million urgent care calls by the end of the year.
We employ over 9,000 people who work or volunteer across London to respond to the health needs of over eight million people who live, work and travel in the capital. We work closely with our NHS partners and are commissioned by 32 clinical commissioning groups spread across 5 sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and NHS England for our specialist services. We work alongside London’s hospital, mental health and specialist trusts, as well as the five STPs across Greater London.
In addition we work in partnership with the other emergency services, London’s Air Ambulance and London’s Resilience Forums to make sure we are ready and prepared to respond to major incidents and ensure we keep Londoners safe. As the only pan-London NHS provider we have a unique opportunity to play a leading role in integrating access to emergency and urgent care right across London.
Job overview
As an integral part of the First Responder Department leadership team, the Community Resuscitation Clinical Lead will provide clinical support, leadership and supervision to Community Resuscitation Trainers and the First Responder Department clinical volunteers.
The post holder must be clinically current and competent (qualified B6 Paramedic) and deliver clinical operational services as required by the First Responder Department and the LAS Trust.
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The primary focus of the Community Resuscitation Clinical Lead will be to support senior leaders to deliver the volunteering strategy and to carry out daily line manager duties for staff and volunteers.
Represent the FRD leadership team on behalf of the Trust when required, including at public events and meetings. Manage, support and mentor the CRTs, and provide leadership to staff, volunteers and learners. Responsible for welfare, including all areas of attendance management together with any staff and volunteer welfare issues that may occur. Delivery of staff and volunteer appraisal and one to ones ensuring the currency and relevance of Personal Development Plans and working to support colleagues where necessary. Oversee the delivery of high-quality, effective clinical supervision programmes for CRTs and volunteers within the FRD. Deliver appropriate operational services and work autonomously as required by the FRD.
Working for our organisation
London Ambulance Service serves one of the worlds most dynamic and diverse cities and is the busiest ambulance service in the UK. We handle over 1.9 million emergency calls from across the capital every year as well as delivering a 24 hour NHS 111 Integrated Urgent Care Service in South East and North East London that we estimate will respond to around 1.4million urgent care calls by the end of the year.
We employ over 9,000 people who work or volunteer, across London to respond to the health needs of over 8 million people who live, work and travel in the capital.
We work closely with our NHS partners and are commissioned by 32 clinical commissioning groups spread across 5 STPs and NHS England for our specialist services.
As the only pan-London NHS provider we have a unique opportunity to play a leading role in integrating access to emergency and urgent care right across London.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education :
- HCPC registered band 6 paramedic
- Full, current driving licence with C1 - no more than 3 penalty points
- Qualified to drive in emergency conditions
- Experience working as a Community Resuscitation Trainer
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
Experience
- Evidence of providing education and training support in both regulated and community settings
- Demonstrable experience of supervising and mentoring staff and volunteers
- Experience working as a team member and as a lone practitioner with the ability to work independently with confidence
- Experience managing employed staff, community or volunteer members and teams
Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrating continuous personal development including leadership and change management
- The ability to assess individual and collective team needs, apply professional judgement and specialist clinical knowledge to make appropriate decisions and recommendations regarding the development of the individual and / or the team
- Prioritising conflicting demands and often unpredictable work patterns
- Ability to demonstrate visible leadership in challenging and stressful situations
- Highly developed communication skills and the ability to communicate sometimes complicated, contentious, challenging and sensitive messages face to face
- Effective people management skills
- Good knowledge of the health and safety, infection control and care quality commission requirements
- Knowledge of Appropriate Care Pathways and well developed networks with other care providers to support delivery of application in practice
- Demonstrable knowledge of all ambulance service clinical guidelines, drug regimes, operational ambulance duties, work procedures & practice
- Demonstrable knowledge of the volunteer emergency responder and volunteer community first responder scheme
Personal Abilities
- Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours
- Demonstrating role model leadership behaviours and adapting styles to match situations and audiences
- The ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and prioritise workload to ensure both local and Trust targets are achieved without compromising performance
- The ability to motivate staff in a challenging environment, and the ability to actively promote team working initiatives
- Communicating and adapting the styles and messages to match the situation and audiences including delivering difficult information and at times, in distressing or emotional situations
- Initiating, building and maintaining relationships with internal and external key stakeholders; developing partnerships and cooperative working
- Demonstrating a passion for delivering quality services
- Effective persuading, influencing and negotiating to achieve beneficial outcomes
- Managing and having difficult conversations with key Stakeholders, staff and volunteers
- Be prepared to work flexible hours (a rotating shift pattern where appropriate) and to travel within the area served by the Trust
- Prioritising conflicting demands and often unpredictable work patterns and committing to being part of community resuscitation On-Call rota.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered paramedic with all consolidation training completed
- Full, current driving licence with C1 with no more than 3 penalty points
- Qualified to drive in emergency conditions (blue lights and sirens)
- Experience in working as a Community Resuscitation Trainer
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
Desirable criteria
- BSc in Paramedic Science or a relevant field of practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of providing education and training support in both regulated and community settings
- Demonstrable experience of supervising and mentoring staff and volunteers
- Experience working as a team member and as a lone practitioner with the ability to work independently with confidence
- Experience in managing employed staff, community or volunteer members and teams
Desirable criteria
- Undertaking investigations
- Presenting a management case to a hearing panel
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrating continuous personal development including leadership and change management
- The ability to assess individual and collective team needs, apply professional judgement and specialist clinical knowledge to make appropriate decisions and recommendations regarding the development of the individual and / or the team
- Prioritising conflicting demands and often unpredictable work patterns
- Ability to demonstrate visible leadership in challenging and stressful situations
- Highly developed communication skills and the ability to communicate sometimes complicated, contentious, challenging and sensitive messages face to face
- Effective people management skills
- Good knowledge of the health and safety, infection control and care quality commission requirements
- Knowledge of Appropriate Care Pathways and well developed networks with other care providers to support delivery of application in practice
- Demonstrable knowledge of all ambulance service clinical guidelines, drug regimes, operational ambulance duties, work procedures & practice
- Demonstrable knowledge of the volunteer emergency responder and volunteer community first responder scheme
Desirable criteria
- Operational Commander Trained or willing to work towards
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Pyne
- Job title
- First Responder Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07385347407
- Additional information
Liz Carpenter
First Responder Training Manager
07768821809
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