Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 202-7249417
- Employer
- South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Exeter
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 / per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Education Lead Team Leader - Somerset & Wiltshire
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Are you ready to lead with purpose and inspire excellence in clinical education? We’re looking for experienced and motivated Education Lead Team Leaders to drive training delivery, support educator teams, and champion professional development across our counties.
As an Education Lead Team Leader, you’ll play a central role in leading a team of skilled educators, delivering high-quality training, and acting as the key liaison between education and operational services in line with the teams-based model. This is a unique opportunity to influence how we develop and support our clinical workforce.
Main duties of the job
The day-to-day responsibilities of an Education Team Leader will include coordinating and managing delivery of all core Education within your county as well as additional education requests. You will oversee education compliance as well as monitoring the progress of those on an educational programme for example apprentices. As an Education Team Leader you will also work with the local CTM to support a team of Lead practice Educators and for staffing the Practice Education Vehicles that will host various educational activities such as preceptorship and apprentice support. You will be the bridge between operations and Education to ensure quality support is provided in a swift manner and ensure the feedback loop is closed.
Your leadership skills will be invested in to ensure you are equipped with all the tools needed to be this bridge and ensure credibility in role. As an Education expert you will become the single point of contact in county for all education needs. You will also work closely with your peers to ensure best practices are shared and provide support for other teams where cover is needed.
Working for our organisation
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.
At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.
If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples’ lives, then we would love to hear from you.
In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.
You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.
Benefits
- Competitive NHS salary
- A standard working week of 37.5 hours
- Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Career and salary progression
- Car leasing scheme
- Free parking across Trust sites
- Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
- Staff networks
- Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Secondments will be considered; however, applicants must obtain approval from their current SWASFT line manager before applying for this opportunity.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent
- Cert Ed or PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification (Minimum Level 5)
- Registered Clinician
- Level 6 or higher Clinical Supervision qualification
- Level 6 or higher Mentorship qualification
- CPD portfolio evidence
- ALS provider
Desirable criteria
- ALS Instructor
- AMLS Instructor
- PHTLS Instructor.
- EPALS
- Management or Clinical Leadership qualification
- Working towards post-graduate level qualification such as MSc.
- Cava or IQA qualification
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Significant postregistration experience as a Registered Health Care Professional
- Experience of mentoring
- Experience of teaching pre and post registration healthcare professionals in both class-based and operational settings
- Experience of dealing with staff at all levels
- Experience of liaison with external stakeholders and institutions
- Understanding and experience of training and education of registered healthcare professionals
- Working within the role of Practice Placement Educator (PPed)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching at higher education level
- Experience of delivering projects
- Experience of line manager duties
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lydia Miller
- Job title
- Clinical Education Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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