Job summary
We are delighted to invite applications for the role of Senior Paramedic, for future temporary and permanent appointments across the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) footprint.

The Senior Paramedic role is a vital part of our leadership structure, playing a key role in the development, support and leadership of clinical teams across the Paramedic Emergency Services Operations.

Successful applicants will join a Senior Paramedic succession pool, from which all future temporary and permanent appointments will be made. A clear process for managing this pool has been agreed, and candidates successful at the earlier stages of the recruitment process will receive a detailed explanation of how these arrangements will work prior to the final stages.

We are seeking compassionate, inclusive and motivated paramedics with the vision and drive to take the next step in their career. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and inspire our clinical teams.

As a Senior Paramedic, you will:

• Supervise and support your team through feedback, clinical supervision, appraisals and welfare support
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring staff are enabled to perform at their very best
• Work closely with the wider leadership team to support effective service delivery
• Actively contribute to initiatives that promote a safe working environment and high-quality clinical practice, including risk management, incident investigation, clinical audit and resource management

Main duties of the job
Your leadership will help ensure NWAS continues to deliver a safe, effective and high-quality service to the communities of the North West.

Reporting to the Group Manager, you will work alongside the Group Senior Paramedic team and wider sector leadership to ensure the efficient delivery of services.This is a primarily operational role, where you will:o Work mainly on emergency ambulances alongside your teamo Support frontline clinical practice and ensure teams remain informed of key operational and leadership messageso Collaborate with the Sector Paramedic Learning Facilitator and Sector Clinical Lead to support Newly Qualified Paramedics (NQPs) and studentsYou will also be supported to develop the leadership skills and experience required to excel in this role.Dedicated leadership time will be provided, equivalent to one 7.5-hour shift per week, to undertake leadership responsibilities away from a responding resource.As future vacancies may arise across the North West, we encourage applications from those wishing to be considered for upcoming Senior Paramedic opportunities across the region.

Candidates successful at the shortlisting stage will be invited to attend assessment centres, currently planned for August and early September. Further details regarding these assessments will be provided in due course.

About us
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have carefully reviewed the job description and person specification before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Skills / Competencies
Essential

• Highly motivated to provide and engender the highest standard of professional practice.
• Highly motivated to provide and engender the highest standard of professional practice. Knowledge of operational leadership in the Pre-hospital setting and able to demonstrate credibility.
• Evidence of relevant CPD.
• Demonstrable compassionate and inclusive leadership.
• Experience in the application of HR processes.
• Demonstrable experience of line management responsibilities.

Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• HCPC registered Paramedic working to full scope of autonomous practice.
• BSC in Health Care Practice or equivalent professional experience.
• Full UK Manual Driving license, including C1.
• Appropriate emergency driving qualification.

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of experience in leadership and mentoring.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting others with CPD/ development.

Values and Behaviours
Essential

Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.