Associate Director of Paramedicine | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £91,342 - £105,337 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Wakefield, WF2 0XQ |
| Cwmni: | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7765074/174-ASOP-280126 |
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Associate Director of Paramedicine
Are you an experienced clinical leader passionate about advancing paramedic practice and driving high‑quality, safe and continuously improving patient care? We are seeking a senior leader to take on a pivotal role at the heart of our organisation’s clinical leadership.
As Associate Director of Paramedicine, you will shape and deliver the Trust’s strategy for paramedic clinical practice, champion learning and improvement, and ensure strong governance and accountability across all areas of quality, safety and clinical effectiveness. Working closely with the Executive Director of Quality/Chief Paramedic, you will influence Trust‑wide development and act as a visible clinical leader across Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
· Leading the development of future paramedic practice across specialist and advanced domains, ensuring evidence‑based, forward‑thinking clinical models.
· Designing and implementing large‑scale programmes of work that improve clinical practice and strengthen patient outcomes across the Trust and wider system.
· Supporting and developing frontline clinical staff by fostering a culture of learning, professional growth and high‑quality patient care.
· Setting the vision for the Consultant Paramedic/Practitioner team and strengthening clinical leadership throughout the organisation.
· Engaging with partners, regulators, commissioners and patient groups to ensure collaborative, inclusive, patient‑centred development of paramedic practice.
· Providing expert leadership for clinical guidelines, best‑practice evidence and implementation of national standards.
· Analysing and interpreting complex clinical quality and safety information to identify risks, influence strategic decisions and drive continuous improvement.
· Acting as a senior representative for the Trust, including responding to serious incidents, complaints and Coroner’s Court proceedings where required.
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.
Please see attached job description and person specification for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities of the role.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Feb 2026