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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-1959
Employer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Beechdale Ambulance Station
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/03/2026 23:59

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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Divisional Senior Manager (Planning) - Nottinghamshire

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 Nottingham Division of East Midlands Ambulance Service are seeking applications from experienced Senior Planning Leads, to join us on our improvement journey. 

You will be a registered clinician, although not necessarily from an ambulance background, with significant experience of leading planning and performance monitoring and delivery at a senior level.

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 Nottinghamshire, 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 and resourcing team.

Working for our organisation

This role is responsible for the tactical / planned aspects of Divisional activity, supporting the remainder of 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

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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
Greg Cox
Job title
Divisional Director
Email address
[email protected]
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