NWAS COMMAND & RESILIENCE EDUCATOR | North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 PA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Trustwide, BL1 5DD |
| Company: | North West Ambulance Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7815759/242-4952-LR1 |
Summary
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Band: 8a plus on call allowance
Location: Trust Wide
Job Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 6thMarch 2026
Assessment Centre / Interviews: 16thApril 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Trust Resilience Team, in the newly established training team of Command and Resilience Educators. Reporting to the Head of Command and Resilience Training, the Command and Resilience Educators areresponsible for the planning, development and delivery of mandatory commander and wider Resilience education across the North West Ambulance Service, in line with statutory and Trust requirements.
The post holder will be Subject Matter Expert (SME) in order to advise NWAS and facilitate on specialist subjects including, Marauding Terrorist Attack (MTA), Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS), Chemical Biological Radiation Nuclear and explosives (CBRNe), Call Centres, EPRR and National Occupational Standards. Be prepared to complete further training in developing subjects appropriate to the role for example VR, AI.
The post holder will be required to develop and facilitate single and multi-agency exercises in conjunction with the Resilience Team, utilising data accrued from debriefs and action trackers. Assess participants against their required competencies and give feedback. Collate information and write exercise reports.
As a trained National Inter-agency Liaison Officer (NILO) the post holder will require a high level of knowledge around the specialist skills sets required, providing specialist tactical and operational advice to NWAS commanders and working with partners. The post holder will be required to lead by example and maintain competencies as laid down in National Occupational Standards. As a NILO, the postholder will be part of the Trusts on-call rota.
This is an excellent opportunity for the post holder to be part of a team of Command and Resilience Educators, responsible for the delivery of EPRR training across the regional footprint of the North West Ambulance Service.
All leadership roles at NWAS at every level are required to promote and role model our Be Think Do Philosophy: NWAS is committed to attracting managers and leaders who are more than subject matter experts, but exemplary in demonstrating their experience and commitment to; values-based leadership; challenging workforce and health inequalities; operating successfully in ambiguity, complexity, and uncertainty.
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.
Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.
This advert closes on Friday 6 Mar 2026