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HART Education Manager | South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	30 May 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	29 June 2024
Location:	Eastleigh, SO50 4ET
Company:	South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	6281703/195-24-091-ARH

Summary

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two enthusiastic and highly motivated HART Education Managers to join the HART Training Team at Winchester & Eastleigh Resource Centre on a permanent basis.



The Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) is a specialist capability within the ambulance service required to extend paramedic care to patients within the inner cordon or hot zone. The aim of the HART capability is to increase survival rates and improve clinical outcomes by extending NHS care into hazardous areas or environments to reduce any care gaps. These situations may be large-scale major incidents, or they may include more routine incidents.



In addition to the extensive additional training in specialist capabilities and working within safe systems of work, HART Education Managers are expected to be proficient in the use of a wide range of specialist protective clothing and incident management.

HART Education Managers will be responsible for an individual portfolio of HART education, training, and development, and to provide subject matter expertise as allocated by the HART Training Manager.

The HART Education Manager role involves leadership, mentorship, and training to all HART staff and across all key capability areas.

The post offers an exciting opportunity and career development for someone with enthusiasm and dedication to maintaining the high standards and the advancement of current and future HART practices.

The successful applicants will hold a valued place in the HART Education Team.



We would like the successful candidate to commence with the HART unit as soon as possible.



Detailed information regarding the criteria required for a HART Education Manager is available within the Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicants should be aware that HART is both a national and local ambulance capability. In the event of large- scale incidents, exercises, and residential training courses; staff may occasionally be required to work nationally anywhere in the UK.



Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend aninterview day, (and assigned micro project on the day around education and planning)

There will also be a question paper, drawn from the Ambulance command and control guidance and HART information from SOPs and Pro-clus.

Benefits we offer:
• Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.
• Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
• Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
• Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
• Staff networking and support groups.

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 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.

In SCAS, we know that colleagues who are cared for and valued are enabled to provide the right care, first time, every time. That is why we strive to foster a culture that balances fairness, compassion, learning and accountability; a ‘just and learning culture’.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



1. To support the HTM in the implementation of the HART-educational strategic plan

2. To support the HTM in preparing the annual budget for HART training, purchasing of consumables, initial and rolling procurement of training equipment, and the maintenance of this equipment.

3. To be responsible for the delivery of clinical and non-clinical education and training, in classroom setting and in the operational environment in accordance with the HART policies and procedures, communicating education and training of a complex, sensitive nature, individually, or to groups, to best meet HART/RSO’s needs.

4. To work within an allocated operational area of the Trust, liaising and supporting the HART Managers, Resilience and Specialist Operations Managers, HART Team Leaders and HART Team Educators in the delivery of education and training as determined by the HTM.

5. To provide best practice advice in a HART setting, for mentors and staff in relation to clinical practice and governance

6. To provide education and leadership, mentorship and training to HART, assessing the competence and fitness to practice with particular reference to the support of HART Team Educators in the development and enhancement of practice education.

7. To support the HTM in ensuring that senior managers are kept fully informed of all educational and development issues, assuming central portfolio responsibility for an allocated area of education, as directed by the HTM.

8. To plan and manage your individual workload, in conjunction with the HTM and in accordance with the Training/Education delivery needs, seeking guidance from peers and external references as appropriate.

9. To facilitate the delivery of clinical and non-clinical education and training, liaising closely with the subject matter experts, ensuring compliance with departmental requirements and dealing fairly and rigorously with underperformance.

1.To ensure that recertification and frequency targets are planned for and meet the required resources in line with trust policy regarding notice to staff members,with reference to national HART competencies as set by NARU.

1.To ensure Return to work training needs analysis are documented and completed in support of staff members returning to work or where a training need is identified.

1.To ensure that all current Trust policies and procedures are implemented and remain in compliance, and to propose policy change, which may impact across all areas of the Trust

1.To work with the HTM in the fostering of a working and learning environment which is conducive to learning and development, ensuring consistent delivery and content compliance of education across the Trust.

1.To work closely with the National Ambulance Resilience Unit and other HART Units, supporting them as required and deemed appropriate by the HTM.

1.To work with the HTM to ensure, maintain and assure systems of work which comply with clinical regulatory bodies and other educational requirements, providing staff with the relevant opportunities to maintain their own individual registration

1.To ensure the accuracy, validity and security of all staff records, and to ensure that information generated meets and maintains all necessary professional accreditation standards

1.To maintain strong working relationships with all directorates of the Trust.

1.To liaise and support all aspects of education within HART.

1.To use all appropriate methods to disseminate educational information to all HART staff.

2.To take part in the review process of education across all areas of HART.

2.To provide advice and guidance, where necessary, on processes to members of staff with regards to national training systems, local records, planners and SOPs.

2.To attend national and local meetings, as required and relevant to your portfolio and SME.

2.To participate in the HART Team Educator recruitment process.

2.To promote the effective use of evidence-based practice, and a commitment to and participation in research and audit.

2.To participate in the development of the clinical and non-clinical training programmes.

6.To take part in the delivery of national and local competency-based training.

2.To liaise closely with the HART Team Educators and Instructing staff to ensure accurate record keeping of staff training.

2.To liaise closely with External partners, HART Rostering and the HART Administrator in the booking and planning to use internal and external venues.

2.To support, promote and participate in research projects as directed by the HTM.

3.To undertake a minimum of 24 HART operational shifts per year, in order to maintain a professional development portfolio of CPD.

3.To undertake HART operational Shifts as required in support of daily crewing and to release instructing staff.

3.To deputise for the HTM as and when required.

3. To assist, in the absence of a Team Leader, with Timesheet & Expenses approval and welfare checks on staff.


This advert closes on Thursday 13 Jun 2024

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