Paramedic Consultants x 2

Job Reference: 335-016-13
Employer: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS TrustDepartment: A&E
Location: Various Locations across the East Midlands
Salary: AFC Band 8d - £65,270 - £80,810
Working pattern:37.5 hrs / week
Closing Date:22/03/2013

Description
The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).

Our Trust is entering a period of significant change as it move towards its aspiration of achieving Foundation Trust
station. A large part of this change is the realignment of our operational divisions to better serve the public in the East Midlands.

Our transformation programme has created a unique and exciting opportunity for Paramedic Consultants to join our senior management team.

The successful candidates will have expertise in four key areas of focus;
- Expert Practice
- Professional Clinical Leadership
- Education & Development
- Research & Evaluation

The Paramedic Consultant for each of our 3 divisions, will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the national paramedics standards of proficiency, delivering quality clinical practice across the three domains of quality, and being a key liaison with the local Clinical Commissioners to deliver local solutions for patient care. It is expected that they will be the key senior clinical leadership within the divisions. Remaining clinically active, the Paramedic Consultant will act as an advocate for the role of paramedics and their ability to provide high quality clinical care for a broad range of patients. In addition the successful candidate will promote and support the movement towards the professionalization of paramedics.

EMAS NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to improving representation from all sections of the community and well-being of its workforce. We are keen to promote a positive work-life balance wherever possible and have introduced various policies and working practices to support this goal.

At EMAS we believe that our culture should be built upon our core values and that our behaviour should reflect these. Our values underpin everything we do – how we deliver our services and how we work with each other. We believe that it’s our people who make EMAS what it is – and we have a team of great people, with great values: respect, integrity, contribution, teamwork and competence.

The application pack for this position can be found on www.jobs.nhs.uk. Additionally, for internal EMAS applicants only: Ask your existing Line Manager to email the internal reference directly to the recruitment team before the closing date. Please be aware that applications received without internal reference will not be considered.

Closing Date: 22nd March 2013 Ref: 335-016-13