Main area Community Resilience Grade Band 6 Contract 23 months (Fixed term for 2 years) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some weekend and evening work required) Job ref 174-CE&RO-120925
Employer Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type NHS Site YAS HQ Town Wakefield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2025 23:59
Community Engagement and Resilience Officer
Band 6
Job overview
This role is funded through the NHS Charities Together (NHSCT) Community Resilience Grants Fund. The grants fund aims to support Ambulance Trusts to increase community resilience in areas experiencing health and healthcare inequality.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) have successfully secured funding from the grants fund to fund a two-year fixed-term post that will draw on the expertise of the Trust's Community Engagement and Community Resilience Teams to engage with disadvantaged communities and deliver a range of interventions that:
* Increase community resilience and community capacity
* Develop relationships between communities and the Trust
* Increase awareness of life-saving skills and YAS services
* Develop assets and resources within communities that can be sustained beyond the life of the project.
This is an exciting opportunity to engage with communities across Yorkshire and make a difference to people's lives.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
* Develop and lead community engagement programmes that use involvement, coproduction, training and education to deliver the objectives within the Trust’s Strategy.
* Coordinate community engagement and community resilience activities, working across organisational boundaries to establish and deliver programmes of work.
* Design, develop and deliver education and training interventions, (covering use of and access to services, life-saving skills and volunteering and employment opportunities).
* Design, develop and deliver a range of programmes for communities experiencing poor health outcomes and experiencing barriers to accessing services.
* Use public engagement approaches to involve community members in the design, delivery and evaluation of training and education programmes.
* Use public engagement approaches to seek out the views of the communities we are working with and their representatives.
* Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Evaluate the effectiveness of community engagement activities and programmes.
Working for our organisation
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: Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant); 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service; Contributory Pension; NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.; Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent); Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service; Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development; Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce. Check out our YAS One Team Simulation! The following link is provided for reference: https://www.nwyhelearning.nhs.uk/elearning/yorksandhumber/yas/yasoneteam/index.html
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For an in depth description of the main responsibilities of the role please see attached Job description.
Person specification
* Facilitation skills, including the ability to deliver training and community engagement activities
* Able to manage complex engagement programmes involving internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications/Knowledge
* Understanding of health inequalities and population health
* BLS or First Aid instructor training at Level 3 or equivalent level of experience in delivering BLS/First Aid training
Experience
* Experience designing, delivering and evaluating a range of community engagement activities
* Experience working with volunteers
Personal/Other
* Able to work on own initiative and with minimal supervision, and prioritise effectively
* Able to engage with people from a wide range of backgrounds
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the communities and patients we serve across the Yorkshire region. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts candidates from all sections of the community and signals our commitment to embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity.
As an inclusive organisation we welcome applicants irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people with lived experienced from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, people from the LGBT+ community, people with caring responsibilities and people with disabilities. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process, for applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy, and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability under the “Disability Confident Scheme”.
Please note that the salary range stated in advertisements is calculated on a pro-rata basis if the vacancy is part-time. For zero-hours/bank worker positions, this is calculated on an hourly basis.
Please note that certain benefits may differ for zero hours (bank) workers, including annual leave entitlement which is calculated in line with Working Time Directive regulations.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children & vulnerable adults. Many of our posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS). Should this position be subject to a DBS check the cost will be recovered from your salary as a one-off payment. Currently the charges made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (incl. application fee) are £54.40 for an enhanced check and £26.40 for a standard check.
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The Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust reserves the right to close adverts before the published closing date due to high volumes of applications received.
Please note, the selection processes at Yorkshire Ambulance Service are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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