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Job summary

Main area
A&E Operations
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent: On-call requirement
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call requirement)
Job ref
335-A-2044
Employer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicestershire Divisional HQ
Town
Leicester
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/07/2026 23:59

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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Divisional Senior Manager (Planning) - Leicestershire

NHS AfC: Band 8a

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).


 

Job overview

The Leicestershire Division of East Midlands Ambulance Service are seeking applications for a Second Divisional Planning Lead, to join us on our improvement journey. 

You will have  experience of leading planning and performance monitoring and delivery as a working understanding of organisational and national priorities for the ambulance sector.

Main duties of the job

The focus of this role is to provide Divisional oversight and coordinate the delivery of planning and performance improvement across Leicestershire, supporting the EMAS strategy.

Whilst this role is accountable to the Divisional Director in terms of setting overall objectives and priorities, this role will work closely and proactively with their respective Heads of Operations, who operationally lead their service areas.

They will also provide professional leadership for a team of Divisional Commanders.

Working for our organisation

This role is responsible for the tactical / planned aspects of Divisional activity, supporting the leadership structure which is focused on the reactive / dynamic aspects of service delivery. The role, along with the Divisional Director and Heads of Operations, is a key interface with external stakeholders and partners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post is also accountable for a broad range of shared responsibilities to support leadership of the division as defined by the Divisional Director, working as part of the Divisional Senior Leadership Team.

The role will have a responsibility for managing and planning assets to ensure delivery of contractual targets, quality standards and adherence to cost improvement controls and planning.

Operationally the role will work across 5 days and provide senior manager (tactical) on call cover as part of our overall command structure, to ensure consistent delivery of services across the 7 days and 24hr period.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree level management - qualification (or studying for) or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce re-design

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Track record of achievement in the planning of quality improvement gained over at least two years
  • Experience of people management issues in relation to managing clinical performance and conduct
  • Good understanding of the CQC core standards and meeting a high level of compliance
  • Understanding of the responsibilities of divisional leadership (operational, clinical, command) teams

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Susannah Ashton
Job title
Divisional Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07385038588
Additional information

If you would like to understand more in relation to this role please do contact Susannah Ashton in confidence for an informal conversation prior to applying, if this would be helpful to you.

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