NHS Scotland
Clinical Training Officer - SMARTEU
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The National Risk and Resilience Department (NRRD) is looking to recruit a Clinical Training Officer to join the Scottish Ambulance Service Command Education & Training Team as a full-time embedded member of the Scottish Multi-Agency Resilience Training & Exercising Unit (SMARTEU). The successful applicant will primarily be based at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters in Cambuslang. As the role has a national remit, regular travel throughout Scotland will be required.
About the Role
The National Risk and Resilience Department provide a comprehensive, effective and robust organisation-wide structure for risk management, integrated emergency planning, business continuity management, infrastructure security, community resilience, strategic operations and specialised operational response. The NRRD team also directly manages and trains the three full-time Specialist Operations Response Teams (SORT).
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Education & Training Manager Command/SMARTEU, the successful candidate will become part of the wider Command Education & Training Team while working as an embedded member of SMARTEU alongside colleagues from Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Coastguard and other resilience partners.
The role involves supporting the design, development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality multi-agency education, training and exercising. This includes delivering specialist courses, designing and facilitating discussion-based and live exercises, developing realistic learning scenarios and contributing to continuous improvement across Scotland's resilience community. Working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment, the successful applicant will play an important role in strengthening interoperability and operational preparedness between partner organisations.
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Qualifications and Experience
The post holder must be a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Paramedic with experience of developing, delivering and evaluating education and training within a healthcare or emergency services environment. Experience of supporting digital or online learning development would be advantageous.
Applicants should hold, or be willing to work towards, an appropriate teaching qualification in line with Scottish Ambulance Service requirements and be able to demonstrate a proven track record in curriculum development and educational delivery within a healthcare or emergency services setting.
The successful applicant will provide resilience to the national training and exercising programme delivered through SMARTEU and should possess a sound understanding of major incident response, command structures, the Civil Contingencies framework and the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) together with associated doctrine and guidance.
Additional Requirements
You will regularly represent the Scottish Ambulance Service when working with Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Scotland, the Scottish Government and other resilience partners. The successful candidate will act as a professional ambassador for the Service, building and maintaining strong collaborative relationships while promoting the highest standards of interoperability, professionalism and partnership working.
Major incidents can occur at any time and you might be required to provide a response in the role of Tactical Advisor, or a similar leadership role. The successful applicant could therefore be expected to participate in the formal on-call rota as part of the National Risk and Resilience Department leadership team.
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Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will be required to handle sensitive information and therefore must be able to obtain Security Clearance (SC). In addition, the SMARTEU element of the post will require successful completion of Police Scotland vetting to enable access to Police Scotland ICT systems used by the unit.
Application Process
Informal enquiries should be made to Daniel Irvine, Training and Development Manager Command/SMARTEU, National Risk and Resilience Department.
Eligibility to Work in the UK
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
Equality and Diversity
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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