Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Trust to recruit qualified, competent and committed driving instructors to work within the Driver Training Department. Working from strategically located centres within SECamb they will assist in the training of the staff required to fulfil the needs of the Trusts Workforce Plan.
The successful applicant's primary responsible will be delivering driver training and education on the FutureQuals L3CERAD driving course, in addition they will also conduct vocational driver training, education and assessment to other members of the Trust when this is required.
You will become part of a highly qualified and motivated team that continually look for strategies to improve the learner experience, you will also form part of the internal quality assurance process for our department to ensure our high standards are maintained.
We are therefore looking for someone who can take instruction and work through their workload efficiently, who is organised and has the ability to embrace the new initatives relating to driver education and training.
Please view the job description and person specification on NHS jobs.
Main duties of the job
The following bullet points further outline main duties of the job role:
- To deliver specialised advanced emergency response driver training courses, whilst assessing the driving capabilities of all clinical grades, trust wide.
- To assess, test and evaluate staff whilst delivering emergency response driver training course, as dictated by driving policies.
- Provide educational driving development and support to staff.
- Managing the delivery of quality assurance as set by, the national awarding body.
- Deliver FutureQuals L3CERAD & future DERADI students
- Deliver driving assessments, coaching, teaching evaluation, advice and driving supervision of ALL operational staff and managers,
- Ensure that experienced supervision and advice are available to operational staff and crews.
About us
- NHS employees will be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing with service.
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to our award-winning Wellbeing services
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supervise and organise the operation and compliance of Emergency Response ADIs and external contractors.
- Internally Quality Assure, 100% of all course material completed by students set by awarding body
- Provide core and developmental driver training and driver training educational programmes to all grades of staff in line with their scope of practice and Trust educational strategies.
- Ensure the content of all delivered, driving education and training programmes meets the requirements and standards set by the awarding/accrediting body and the trusts governance requirements.
- Carry out performance reviews on external emergency driving instructors, as per IQA process
- Identify individual driver training core and development needs of staff whilst on driving course and compile action plans as necessary. This can include specialist training (HART) & Developmental Training SRV Training
- Prepare and deliver special projects as determined by legislative guidance.
- Frequently provide documentation, as requested, in preparation for, and in response to, internal and external Quality Assurance verification visits.
- As directed by the Driver Training Manager, support in the mentorship and development of new staff.
- Actively encourage and participate in the peer review process, undertaking frequent observations of peer review.
- Deliver the accredited course by a national awarding body
- Set exams and exam process for awarding body and internal trust requirements
- Invigilate exam process by awarding body
- Develop and create power point presentations, lesson plans and classroom management.
- Assemble resources to undertake classroom session
- Vehicle management ensuring vehicles are allocated to the correct students.
- Ensure vehicles are well kept and arrange movement in event of localised training or due to a breakdown.
- Liaising with production to undertake vehicle movements
- Whilst on the driving course, manage the students compliance expectations of the trust on attendance, time keeping, attitude, motivation, engagement, monitoring and assessing quality of work completed.
- Enforcing and upholding trust policies.
- Ensure we, and those that which we have a duty of care for, follow road traffic law/acts and appropriate exemptions.
- Deliver professional commitment to the training department which secures its own success and improvement.
- Deliver high quality education for all its students and good standards of learning and achievement.
- Attend and participate in regular departmental standardisation meetings.
- Liaise with and advise other senior and administrative departments within the organisation regarding our area of expertise.
- Participate in all aspects of driving governance within the Trust, including supporting operational managers in the investigation of incidents and complaints as required.
- Work with a large degree of autonomy, working at satellite training locations.
- Managing own time and organisation of workload.
- Participate in planning and development meetings at the Clinical Education Department
- Keeping well-informed of all current legislation liaising directly with the trust, in relation to corporate law and Road traffic legislation and construction and use regulations to ensure the Trust is compliant with acts and regulations that apply to vehicles/drivers and maintenance.
- Ensuring that frontline support staff are aware of current trust driving policy.
- Advise and educate all employees of the Trust and Trade Unions, in relation to matters appertaining to road traffic law and trust policy.
- Implement legal advice and answering questions proffered under the freedom of information act when they come to the Trust
Lead any incidents as fire marshall
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supervise and organise the operation and compliance of Emergency Response ADIs and external contractors.
- Internally Quality Assure, 100% of all course material completed by students set by awarding body
- Provide core and developmental driver training and driver training educational programmes to all grades of staff in line with their scope of practice and Trust educational strategies.
- Ensure the content of all delivered, driving education and training programmes meets the requirements and standards set by the awarding/accrediting body and the trusts governance requirements.
- Carry out performance reviews on external emergency driving instructors, as per IQA process
- Identify individual driver training core and development needs of staff whilst on driving course and compile action plans as necessary. This can include specialist training (HART) & Developmental Training SRV Training
- Prepare and deliver special projects as determined by legislative guidance.
- Frequently provide documentation, as requested, in preparation for, and in response to, internal and external Quality Assurance verification visits.
- As directed by the Driver Training Manager, support in the mentorship and development of new staff.
- Actively encourage and participate in the peer review process, undertaking frequent observations of peer review.
- Deliver the accredited course by a national awarding body
- Set exams and exam process for awarding body and internal trust requirements
- Invigilate exam process by awarding body
- Develop and create power point presentations, lesson plans and classroom management.
- Assemble resources to undertake classroom session
- Vehicle management ensuring vehicles are allocated to the correct students.
- Ensure vehicles are well kept and arrange movement in event of localised training or due to a breakdown.
- Liaising with production to undertake vehicle movements
- Whilst on the driving course, manage the students compliance expectations of the trust on attendance, time keeping, attitude, motivation, engagement, monitoring and assessing quality of work completed.
- Enforcing and upholding trust policies.
- Ensure we, and those that which we have a duty of care for, follow road traffic law/acts and appropriate exemptions.
- Deliver professional commitment to the training department which secures its own success and improvement.
- Deliver high quality education for all its students and good standards of learning and achievement.
- Attend and participate in regular departmental standardisation meetings.
- Liaise with and advise other senior and administrative departments within the organisation regarding our area of expertise.
- Participate in all aspects of driving governance within the Trust, including supporting operational managers in the investigation of incidents and complaints as required.
- Work with a large degree of autonomy, working at satellite training locations.
- Managing own time and organisation of workload.
- Participate in planning and development meetings at the Clinical Education Department
- Keeping well-informed of all current legislation liaising directly with the trust, in relation to corporate law and Road traffic legislation and construction and use regulations to ensure the Trust is compliant with acts and regulations that apply to vehicles/drivers and maintenance.
- Ensuring that frontline support staff are aware of current trust driving policy.
- Advise and educate all employees of the Trust and Trade Unions, in relation to matters appertaining to road traffic law and trust policy.
- Implement legal advice and answering questions proffered under the freedom of information act when they come to the Trust
Lead any incidents as fire marshall
Person Specification
Practical Driving Assessment, Interview and Application Form
Essential
- Level 4 Diploma Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instructor
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessment
Desirable
- IQA Qualification
- Level 5 PCE
- ADI
Interview & assessment
Essential
- Level 4 Diploma Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instructor
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessment
Desirable
- IQA Qualification
- Level 5 PCE
- ADI
Person Specification
Practical Driving Assessment, Interview and Application Form
Essential
- Level 4 Diploma Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instructor
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessment
Desirable
- IQA Qualification
- Level 5 PCE
- ADI
Interview & assessment
Essential
- Level 4 Diploma Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instructor
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessment
Desirable
- IQA Qualification
- Level 5 PCE
- ADI
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
