South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Paramedic - Divisional Clinical Director
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Consultant Paramedic - Divisional Clinical Director
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Shape the future of clinical care across South East Coast Ambulance Service.
We are looking for two experienced senior clinical leaders to join South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) as a Consultant Paramedic - Divisional Clinical Director.
Working within the Paramedical Directorate and Divisional Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidates will play a pivotal role in shaping clinical strategy, influencing professional practice, leading service development, and ensuring the highest standards of patient care across the Trust.
Responsibilities
These are consultant Paramedic positions combining three distinct yet complementary responsibilities:
- Senior member of the Paramedical Directorate team
- Divisional Clinical Director (either Sussex or Surrey)
- Trustwide professional lead for a specialised portfolio (either Critical Care or Urgent and Emergency Care).
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You will:
- Provide strategic and professional clinical leadership across your division.
- Lead clinical governance, quality assurance, and patient safety improvement.
- Shape Trust-wide and regional clinical strategy.
- Serve as Head of Profession for the clinical workforce in your division.
- Drive service transformation, innovation, and redesign.
- Champion workforce development, education, and professional standards.
- Support research, audit, and evidence-based practice.
- Maintain clinical credibility through operational delivery.
- Represent the Trust at local, regional, and national forums.
Critical note: Please specify in your application whether you wish to be considered for the Urgent and Emergency Care or Critical Care portfolio.
Requirements
This is a highly influential role requiring:
- Expertise to bridge organisational boundaries.
- Ability to build effective cross-partnerships.
- Provision of expert advice on complex clinical matters.
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Benefits
- Option to join the NHS pension scheme.
- 27 days’ holiday (increasing after 5 years).
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Award-winning wellbeing hub.
- NHS discounts offering money-saving deals across healthcare, retail, and travel.
Note: Starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom of the appointed band, excluding exceptional circumstances.
Contacts for Further Information
For enquiries, please reach out to:
Dr Michael Bradfield
- Job Title: Deputy Chief Paramedic Officer
- Email: michael.bradfield@secamb.nhs.uk
- Telephone: 07918 367274
Application Note: Interesting applicants are strongly encouraged to contact him for an informal discussion.
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