Assistant HART Manager - Training

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Assistant HART Manager (Training) provides leadership and management for the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), ensuring compliance with national training standards and contractual requirements.

The role is responsible for designing and delivering a rolling training plan aligned with NARU and NHS England standards, maintaining operational readiness, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Once trained, the post holder will participate in the NILO/Tactical Advisor on-call rota.

Key Responsibilities

Training & Competency

• Develop and implement a comprehensive training plan to maintain compliance with NARU and NHS standards.
• Ensure all HART staff maintain required capabilities and competencies.
• Monitor training compliance, performance reviews, and maintain accurate training records.
• Oversee health and safety compliance during training activities, including risk assessments.

Leadership & Management

• Provide visible leadership and professional management to HART Team Leaders and operatives.
• Support staff with operational, compliance, and HR matters.
• Promote NHS values, equality, and a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
• Deputise for the HART & Special Operations Manager when required.

Operational Duties

• Respond operationally as a paramedic when required.
• Act as Tactical Advisor during major incidents once trained and vetted.
• Ensure training aligns with SOPs and risk management processes.
• Work flexible hours to provide leadership coverage for day and night teams.

Governance & Quality

• Collaborate with Assistant HART Manager (Quality) to ensure training documentation is audit-ready.
• Support incident investigations and embed lessons learned into practice.
• Maintain compliance with statutory and regulatory standards (CQC, EPRR, NHSE).

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote interoperability and safety.
• Represent HART in multi-agency forums and contribute to strategic planning.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registered Paramedic
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience
• Qualified Instructor in one or more HART disciplines

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in education, management, or quality
• QSIR Practitioner
• Coaching/Mentorship qualification
• Assessor Qualification (CAVA)

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years operational experience as a paramedic
• Proven experience in clinical or operational leadership
• Experience planning and delivering quality training programmes
• Multi-agency training delivery experience

Desirable

• Incident investigation and learning reviews
• familiarity with major incident procedures and JESIP principles

Knowledge

Essential

• Strong understanding of clinical governance, audit processes, and quality improvement methodologies
• Ability to translate strategic goals into measurable training plans
• Knowledge of SOPs, risk management, and assurance frameworks
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to handle sensitive information
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills under pressure
• Familiarity of EPRR frameworks and major incident procedures

Desirable

• Awareness of NHS and ambulance sector priorities
• Experience writing reports and presenting findings

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Operational Support Unit

Hamilton Place

Mansfield

NG18 5FA

Employer's website

https://www.emas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)