About this role
Job summary
The HART Team Educator (TE) will be an experienced HART Operative reporting to and acting on behalf of the HART Training Manager when required. The HART Team Educator is responsible for the compliance of staff training to enable the delivery of patient care in their HART team against national and trust standards, ensuring compliance against commissioning requirements. The post holder will promote the trust values, encouraging staff to continuously improve the care and clinical quality of the service they provide to patients, they will exercise autonomy, decision making, judgement and discretion, at a level appropriate to this role, delivering clear leadership and subject matter (HART) expertise by personally demonstrating the highest organisational, professional and personals standards in the best interest of patients and the Trust. This will be while working collaboratively with the teams associated Team Leader.
During operational shifts there is a requirement to fulfil the role of the shift Team Leader, or work clinically as an operative on a dual or solo crewed resource.
Will work closely with other emergency service personnel at incidents in line with well-established Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP).
Must be prepared to be deployed to protracted incidents and, where necessary, in support of mutual aid requests to other Trusts where they could be away from home for a number of nights, at little or no notice.
Main duties of the job
Adhere to Trust policies and best practice thereby maintaining and promoting the highest professional standards, including clinical practice, conduct, attendance and compliance with the dress code.
Demonstrate and maintain a positive attitude and commitment to Equal Opportunities and diversity.
Agree Personal Development Review (PDR) with all direct reports. Appraise performance and provide feedback to ensure local objectives and Personal Development Plans are achieved. Deal fairly and rigorously with underperformance.
Attend identified courses to maintain and increase personal knowledge base, including trust management training.
Develop specialised knowledge of HART principles, capabilities and procedures.
To maintain competencies through continuation training, both practical and theoretical and be included into the HART PRV rota.
Attend and complete nationally required training programmes.
Be responsible for personal contribution to the development of HART and where necessary, the testing and evaluation of new initiatives.
Enhance own performance through continuously developing own knowledge, skills and behaviours to meet the current and future requirements of the job and respond to the learning needs of the Trust.
About us
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC Registered Paramedic Teaching/Assessing qualification (NVQ level 3 or above)
Previous Experience Essential
Qualified HART Operative (Modules 1-4) Operational ambulance experience. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development. Evidence of working in a multi-agency environment.
Desirable
Experience of Incident Management Training or teaching experience
Knowledge,Skills,Aptitude Essential
Ability to maintain high standards of clinical care and health and safety, even in stressful and challenging situations. Demonstrate effective written, verbal and listening communication skills. Ability to provide structured briefings during an incident and post- incident de-brief for your team. Ability to actively contribute to multi-agency post-incident structured de briefs and recommend changes for improvement where required. Ability to actively contribute to multi-agency post-incident structured de briefs and recommend changes for improvement where required. Understanding of and have a demonstrable commitment to Equal Opportunities and Diversity, both as a colleague and as a provider of a service to the public. derstanding of the trust's risk management system and ability to undertake formal and Dynamic Operational Risk Assessments and manage risk in accordance with these procedures. Ability to conduct investigations into any accident or other untoward incident relating to HART in accordance with local procedures, and completing the relevant paperwork in the appropriate manner Ability to objectively assess competence and develop strategies to address arising needs. Organisational skills to maintain oversight on areas of responsibility, including planning, delegating and recording training.
Physical Requirements Essential
Ability to work effectively at height and other areas of difficult access. Ability to work effectively in enclosed, confined spaces. Capable of swimming 100 metres.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address Russell House
Monkton
NE31 2JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)