HART Group Manager
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The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We encourage applications from all backgrounds to improve the diversity of our workforce and to better reflect the communities we serve to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.
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We also offers a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days Annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, NHS Mortgages and Childcare Vouchers.
Job overview
1 positions available for a HART Group Manager – based across GM and CAM areas.
The HART Group Manager will assume responsibility for local operational service delivery, acting on behalf of, and deputising for the Head of Special Operations within their group of stations. They will have responsibility for HART resource management and planning (rostering of resources), fleet, equipment and estates management, and financial management within their group of stations.
With an in depth knowledge of Special Operations, the HART Group Manager will plan the deployment of resources to ensure NWAS response to incidents within a Hazardous Area meets the National Core Standards requirement.
Main duties of the job
Working across two sites, the HART Group Manager will have a focus on staff welfare support and management, implementing health and wellbeing measures within a specialist response team.
They will manage and oversee absence management procedures, working with Team Leaders to make sure staff are escalated where appropriate. They will also undertake investigations as appropriate.
They will have responsibility for ensuring that the staff working in their group of stations are appropriately trained, are paid correctly, have access to kit, equipment and vehicles required to do their jobs, and are supported to be at work.
They will also have a responsibility for maintaining the health and wellbeing of the staff working in the group they are managing – implementing health and wellbeing initiatives driven by the organisation and by the wider EPRR network.
The HART Group Manager will support the clinical lead implementation of clinical skills across the area of responsibility. This will include ensuring that staff within the team maintain clinical skills to a level in line with NHS Core Standards.
Guided by the Head of Special Operations, the HART Group Manager will work closely with the HART Clinical Lead to support them to deliver against clinical performance within their group and support HART Training Managers in delivery of HART training competencies.
As trained National Inter-Agency Liaison Officer (NILO), the HART Group Manager will contribute to the Trust’s on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you read the attached Job Description & Person Specification for a more detailed breakdown of duties and requirements.
Shortlisting to be complete by 12/03/2025Situational Judgement Test to be sent out by 12/03/2025
SJT Deadline - 16/03/2025
Simulation Assessment will take place on the morning of 20/03/25, with those successful at the simulation progressing on to professional discussion in the afternoon.
Person specification
Skills & Competencies
Essential criteria- Expert knowledge of operational leadership in the Pre-hospital setting and able to demonstrate credibility across a Special Operations setting
- Knowledge and understanding of HART working and interoperable capabilities.
- Evidence of relevant CPD.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other health professionals and blue light partners
- Demonstrable compassionate and inclusive leadership
- Experience in the application of HR processes
- Demonstrable experience of line management responsibilities
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria- HCPC registered Paramedic working to full scope of autonomous practice
- Educated to degree level or relevant professional experience
- Full UK driving licence, with C1
- Appropriate emergency driving qualification
- NILO training or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential criteria- Demonstrable experience working within a supervisory/ operational leadership setting
- Demonstrable experience of leading teams to deliver against objectives
- Experience of providing operational and/or tactical level command support at multi-agency incidents
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria- Working together – demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable
Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information, provide false or misleading information.
Should you be successful at interview stage successful candidates will receive a conditional offer of employment, this will be subject to the NHS Employment Checks Standards.
Right to work - You will be required to provide a valid right to work in the UK document. North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust are currently able to provide sponsorship for roles that identified under the Health and Care visa, further information on this can be found here Health and Care Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Reference checks - This will cover a minimum of a three year period and will include a request for the number of days and occasions of sickness absence covering a minimum two year period. In line with equality legislation, the earliest point at which we will ask health related questions is when an offer of employment has been made.Absences related to disability may be excluded from these considerations; consideration would be given as to what would be a reasonable attendance level, based on the information available. Absences related to pregnancy, maternity and/or gender reassignment will be excluded from these considerations.
Detailed information on the NHS Employment Checks Standards is available on the NHS Employers website; search ‘employment checks’.
DBS Checks - If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made for this disclosure.
Occupational Health - You will require satisfactory medical clearance.
Whilst not a condition of employment, all staff are encouraged to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as this remains the best lined of defence against COVID-19.
From 1^st September 2018, Section 2 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions will automatically apply to the calculation of unsocial hours for all appointments that commence in post from this date (except secondments).
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