Job summary
- Main area
- Management
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 020-AC061-0726
- Employer
- Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dobshill Ambulance Station
- Town
- Dobshill
- Salary
- £58,379 - £65,723 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locality Manager, Emergency Medical Service (EMS)-Flintshire & Wrexham
Band 8a
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received. If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Therefore, please ensure you check your email account regularly
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.
Job overview
Locality Manager, Emergency Medical Service
We are looking to recruit a Locality Manager, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) within EMS North.
Main duties of the job
The position will report to the Service Manager, EMS, you will be the Locality’s operational point of contact for our external stakeholders, whilst providing leadership to your Operations Managers for effective delivery. Using your previous operational emergency service or health care experience, you will translate organisational strategy to local delivery plans.
Your profile shall be raised further as a consequence of acting in the role of Tactical Commander for the organisation. This function requires your commitment to working an on-call roster.
If you believe you have the experience, knowledge, and skills for this exciting position and want to be part of something exciting as we develop #TeamWAST, we would love to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Welsh Language level 1 skills are desirable for this role.
Working for our organisation
#RemarkablePeople
Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.
The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.
Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.
In line with the Trust’s Starting Salary Procedure, all applicants will start at the bottom of the band for the position applied for, but can apply for a higher salary if they have previous experience relevant to the position.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of health service management to Masters level achieved through professionally related qualifications and/or relevant experience.
- ILM Level 4 in Leadership and Management
- Current Silver/Tactical Commander qualification (can be achieved post-entry)
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Full UK driver’s licence.
Desirable criteria
- Registered Healthcare Professional.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in health or public services.
- Demonstrable achievement in managing service delivery.
- Evidence of working across sectors/inter agency.
- Experience of managing resources including efficiency savings and financial recovery planning.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services.
- Experience of managing capacity and demand activity/workforce planning.
- Experience of project management and imaginative planning.
- Experience of successfully managing change, translating strategy to operational plans and tactics.
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
- Experience in complaint management.
- Standard keyboard skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in research and development.
- Experience in modernising services.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wayne Davies
- Job title
- Service Manager – North (Interim)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07800 531502
- Additional information
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