Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST
This post is Fixed term/Secondment for 30 months to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
The Locality Manager – EPRR provides senior operational leadership and assurance for the planning, preparation, and delivery of Tour de France (Welsh leg) and Euro’s 2028 with significant multi‑agency dependencies. The role leads planning activity, translates national guidance into Trust‑specific operational arrangements, and provides governance oversight throughout the full event lifecycle.
The post holder acts as the Trust’s central coordination point between Senior Operations Teams, EPRR, Specialist Operations, and partner agencies. They lead engagement with Local Resilience Forums and JESIP groups at a tactical level, oversee training and exercising programmes, and ensure readiness assurance, lessons learned, and debrief activity are embedded to strengthen future preparedness and response.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be directly responsible to the Head of Service - EPRR and Specialist Operations and will provide support to the EPRR leadership team working collaboratively with the EPRR Officers.
The post holder will be required to lead and coordinate operational planning and provide advisory support on work streams and business requirements within the team. The post holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of special events (i.e. Euros 2028) and the design and writing of all papers related t for the Head of Service - EPRR and Specialist Operations.
The post holder will play a vital role in the coordination and delivery of clinical and operational governance across the directorate, as well as lead their own pieces of work to realise any number of benefits, which will include but not be limited to financial savings, performance improvement and/or enhance patient experience and outcomes.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
#RemarkablePeople
Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.
The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.
Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.
In line with the Trust’s Starting Salary Procedure, all applicants will start at the bottom of the band for the position applied for, but can apply for a higher salary if they have previous experience relevant to the position.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Masters level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience working at a senior level in a service delivery environment.
* Highly specialist knowledge of managing within the NHS healthcare setting.
* Knowledge and experience of project management.
Desirable criteria
* Prince 2 or other equivalent project management qualification
* Current Tactical Command qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Substantial experience of inter-agency working between ambulance and other emergency services.
* Experience of project management and imaginative planning.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in Health EPRR