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Head of Make Ready Services | East of England Ambulance Service Trust
| Posting date: | 04 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £74,290 - £85,601 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2025 |
| Location: | Regional, SG86NA |
| Company: | East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6965531/247-OSE-HoMRS-0225 |
Summary
East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) is seeking to appoint a high calibre professional to undertake the Head of Make Ready Services role within the Operations Support Team that will focus on the efficient running of our Make Ready Services.
The Head of Make Ready Services is a key senior role in the Trust. This is the lead role in developing and implementing a Trust-wide make ready service for all operational vehicles thereby ensuring the right quality of vehicle preparation, reliability and consistency.
To initiate, lead and manage business and commercial change initiatives. This includes stakeholder identification and involvement, effective staff communication, drafting and driving through business plans and suggestions, cost improvement initiatives and assessing benefit realisation.
The role is heavily focused on engaging with managers and staff of all levels, including key senior operational and clinical management, to ensure there is a holistic system buy in to the right make ready service.
This role will lead the implementation of the make ready strategy developing new depots and services as well as re-configuring any existing make ready functions.
As make ready services are introduced the post-holder will establish operationally focused management and performance arrangements to ensure the delivery cost-effective and safe services uniformly across the Trust.
This post will lead, advise and report to the Trust on all matters related to make ready services and support the Trust’s Risk Management and Integrated Governance team(s) to ensure effective governance to national standards and mitigate risks.
Responsible for:
· Management responsibilities for all Make ready personnel (c200 staff), managing recruitment/selection, personal development and individual performance management.
· To manage the multi-year capital development for this initiate.
· To manage the operational make ready budgets
· To manage on a day to day basis all vehicles, equipment, fuel and consumables allocated to make ready locations.
You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.
At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.
We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.
For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.
Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025