About this role
Job summary
o Deliver specialist education, including SORT and Command training.o Support design and delivery of multi-agency training/exercises to national standards.o Contribute to policy development and ensure compliance with national guidance.o Collaborate with Police, Fire, Military, NHS bodies, and other responders.o Assist in maintaining specialist incident support equipment and vehicles.o Capture lessons learned from exercises/incidents to drive continuous improvement.
This is a dynamic role requiring excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
You will need frontline ambulance service experience, accredited training/teaching qualifications, and knowledge of SORT. A strong understanding of emergency preparedness and resilience is essential.
Joining EMAS as a Bank Special Operations Trainer means being part of a team dedicated to preparing and supporting colleagues, ensuring the Trust is ready to respond.
As Bank member of staff you would be supporting training covering shortfalls on an ad-hoc basis.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the delivery of Special Operations Response Team (SORT) training to EMAS clinical staff to ensure they are prepared as possible to respond to a Marauding Terrorist Attack (MTA) and/or a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents.
Other duties will include delivery of CBRN training to acute trusts and organising and running multi-agency local and regional MTA and/or CBRN exercises. The role will also include tasks such as performing audits, writing policies and procedures and other business related tasks.
Training is usually conducted Monday to Friday in office hours but may be asked to train in the evenings or at the weekend by prior agreement.
The training will be initially delivered from the Operational Support Unit in Mansfield, however there may be scope for another venue within the Region at some point.
Essential skills and qualities include experience of teaching complex topics to a varying audience, well versed with Microsoft Office products, ability to produce and deliver high quality work under pressure, balancing different tasks and priorities and always presenting a professional image.
Please read the associated job description and person specification.
You will need to complete a nationally standardised Physical Competency Assessment (PCA) that all SORT operatives undertake prior to being appointed to this role.
About us
The EMAS Resilience directorate includes teams who work in Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR), Special Operations, the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and Command and Control (C2) education.
Our team is small but with a large impact in a niche area of the trust. Work is fast paced and prioritising multiple work loads is the norm.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Bank Special Operations Trainer will be responsible for delivering highquality specialist training to EMAS staff and partner organisations, ensuring readiness to respond to Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents. The role combines frontline operational expertise with educational leadership to strengthen resilience across the region.
Main Responsibilities: Deliver SORT and Command training programmes to Frontline EMAS staff. Provide CBRN training to acute trusts and other healthcare partners. Plan, organise, and facilitate multiagency exercises, ensuring alignment with national standards and NHS assurance processes. Collaborate with Police, Fire, Military, NHS bodies, and other responders to enhance joint emergency preparedness. Support the maintenance and readiness of specialist incident support equipment and vehicles. Contribute to policy and procedure development, ensuring compliance with national guidance. Undertake audits, produce reports, and capture lessons learned from exercises and incidents to drive continuous improvement. Prepare training materials and documentation to a high standard using Microsoft Office and other digital tools. Deliver training primarily during office hours, with occasional evening or weekend sessions by agreement. Operate from the Operational Support Unit in Mansfield, with potential delivery at other venues across the region.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Accredited educational/training qualification evidence and/or recent teaching experience
Knowledge Essential
Proven knowledge of the SORT role, capabilities and training
Desirable
Evidence of training SORT operatives
Experience Essential
Experience of preparing lesson plans and content for lessons
Desirable
Experience of presenting to multi-disciplinary audiences
Qualifications Essential
Frontline Ambulance Service Operational Qualification (e.g. ASC/ECA/Tech/Paramedic)
Skills Essential
Example of recent project/course delivery
Skills Essential
IT competent
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.
Employer details Employer name East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address Operational Support Unit
Unit 1 Hamilton Place, Oakham Business Park
Mansfield
NG18 5FA
Employer's website https://www.emas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)