Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Yorkshire for the vacancy of HART Team Leader.
As a HART Team Leader you will play a central role in safeguarding the public during the most challenging and complex incidents in our region. From major emergencies and mass-casualty events to hazardous environments and specialist rescue scenarios, you will guide and inspire a highly skilled team of HART Operatives and Specialist Paramedics--ensuring they are ready, capable, and confident every single day.
This is a role for someone who leads from the front: clinically strong, operationally confident, and committed to delivering excellence in the most extreme circumstances. You'll be responsible for operational readiness, staff welfare, strategic deployment, and maintaining national standards set by ECU.
You'll act as the driving force behind your team--supporting development, assuring competency, shaping service improvements, and representing the unit locally and nationally. From live incidents to training, governance, strategic planning, and mentoring, you will influence every aspect of our capability to respond when people need us most.
If you are passionate about leadership, motivated by challenge, and excited by the opportunity to make a measurable difference in emergency preparedness and response-- Please apply now.
Main duties of the job
The Main duties of the HART Team Leader:
* Lead, manage and support HART operatives to maintain high clinical and operational standards
* Coordinate HART deployment at incidents, ensuring staff safety, effective response, and multi-agency collaboration.
* Maintain team readiness through competency management, training oversight, audits and compliance with ECU and EPRR standards.
* Communicate complex information, deliver briefings, and lead/participate in debriefs to support organisational learning.
* Oversee staffing, scheduling, documentation, governance activities and adherence to Trust policies.
* Manage resources including vehicles, equipment, information systems and financial responsibilities such as timesheets and procurement.
* Conduct investigations, audits and service improvement work to ensure quality and safety.
* Support safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults.
* Act as deputy for the HART & Special Operations Area Manager when required and support wider A&E operations.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Details
Date posted
10 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
174-HARTTL-300226
Job locations
OSU Manor Mill
Leeds
LS11 8LQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and for the main responsibilities for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and for the main responsibilities for the role.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
* 3 Years Experience in HART Paramedic Role
* Experience in delivering learning and mentoring to staff
* Successful completion of all HART competencies
* able to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting demands on time and resources to deliver objectives
* Good Interpersonal skills and able to develop effective working relationships and demonstrate professional credibility with colleagues
Desirable
* Flexibility required around shift and time away from home, including the requirement to attend residential training courses to achieve required standards
* Ability to provide structured briefings during incident and post incident debriefs
* Evidence of proactive approach to own CPD and development of professional practice
* Operational Commander Trained
* Prepared to undertake additional training as specified by the trust within 12 months of starting post
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
* 3 Years Experience in HART Paramedic Role
* Experience in delivering learning and mentoring to staff
* Successful completion of all HART competencies
* able to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting demands on time and resources to deliver objectives
* Good Interpersonal skills and able to develop effective working relationships and demonstrate professional credibility with colleagues
Desirable
* Flexibility required around shift and time away from home, including the requirement to attend residential training courses to achieve required standards
* Ability to provide structured briefings during incident and post incident debriefs
* Evidence of proactive approach to own CPD and development of professional practice
* Operational Commander Trained
* Prepared to undertake additional training as specified by the trust within 12 months of starting post
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
OSU Manor Mill
Leeds
LS11 8LQ
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Employer details
Employer name
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
OSU Manor Mill
Leeds
LS11 8LQ
Employer's website
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