Job overview
An exciting opportunity have arisen for staff looking to progress their career and undertake a Team Leader role within the South West operational area.
The Team Leader role is a pivotal position in the support, management, and development of the area’s existing operational staff of all grades and visiting students. You will become a key player as part of the area management team that will help to demonstrate and champion the behaviours linked to the key values of: Team Working, Caring, Innovation and Professionalism.
We are seeking one candidate to be based at Southampton; this is a full-time role.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of professionals using your leadership competencies and behaviours. To be successful as a Team Leader, you will need to demonstrate that you can support your team fully and enable them to provide outstanding patient care within the urgent and emergency care setting.
Candidates who successfully pass the interview but do not secure a position will be added to a reserve list for 6 months. If a new vacancy in the node is then added to Trac for approval, substantive or a secondment, then this position can be offered to candidates on the reserve list.
Candidates who meet some of the criteria maybe a offered a secondment for a maximum of six months enabling them to demonstrate their suitability for a role before progressing to a substantive position.
Main duties of the job
The Team Leader will, under the direction of the Clinical Operations Manager, be responsible for the management of their designated team, working closely with their Clinical Team Educator to fulfill the strategic aims of the Trust.
You must be a team player, accept responsibility, demonstrate accountability and be a confident decision maker. You will possess good interpersonal skills and communications skills. You will need to be competent in basic IT skills and capable of logical thinking, practical problem-solving, objective assessment skills and report writing.
The Team Leader will support the Head of Operations and Clinical Operations Manager in the realisation of the Trust’s Strategies, Vision, Behaviours and Values, supporting the delivery of high-quality patient focused care, in a safe and sustainable way, within the wider organisation.
The Team leader will be responsible to ensure that the immediate welfare of staff remains at the forefront of all their daily service delivery, and as such will supply immediate support to the staff within the wider operational teams.
We believe and encourage commitment to your own ongoing personal and professional development is essential and should be demonstrated in your application.
Working for our organisation
Benefits We Offer:
* Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally.
* Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).
* Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
* Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.
* Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.
* NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.
* Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).
About Us
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.
The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex.
We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full details of the role can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
All applicants for this position will be required to undergo a competitive selection process involving a clinical assessment followed by a panel interview.
Assessments are a full day and will be based at;
Education & Recruitment Centre, Bone Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5UE
(Please use postcode RG14 5SH if using a sat-nav)
And
Resilience & Specialist Operations Department, Thatcham Specialist Training Centre, Spartan House, Enterprise Way, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG19 4AE
As this is a new Assessment process, you will need to complete the full assessment centre again even if you have passed the Simulation assessment within the last 6 months.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any alternative dates for assessments or interviews.
Please see the job description and person specification for further details. (Note: you will need to meet the essential criteria as a minimum in order for your application to be shortlisted). You must also have completed your Consolidation of Learning portfolio and have demonstrable experience of working as a Paramedic.
If you registered with HCPC after Sept 2016 we will be requesting evidence that you have practiced operationally and completed the 2 year NHS NQP programme. This evidence will be requested during the recruitment process should your application be successful.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Evidence of on-going professional development.
* Formal Leadership qualification or demonstrable level of experience.
* Registered HCPC Paramedic or RGN Nurse with demonstrable experience (2 years post registration experience including preceptorship training and Newly Qualified Paramedic (NQP) period).
* IHCD or FutureQuals Emergency Response Driving qualification
Desirable criteria
* Operational commanders course (NARU or equivalent)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Leadership / Management experience in an operational function.
* Experience of objective setting and performance management
* Experience in analysing data and delivering presentations based on the information
* Understanding of NHS developments and their impact on the Trust, together with knowledge of locality based decision makers and influencing bodies.
* Knowledge of the challenges facing health and social care.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates innovative and operational thinking.
* Motivational leader, able to bring out the best in others.
We actively welcome job applications from candidates who have a disability or who are members of the BAME, LGBTQ+ and Armed Forces community (including: Reservists, Veterans, Spouses and Cadets). Here at SCAS we are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve. Applicants who have a disability or are members of the armed forces community who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for their post of interest will be invited for an interview and/or assessment (where applicable).
Please be assured that any requests for reasonable adjustments will not negatively affect your application.
As well as standard NHS benefits like generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of extras for our staff.