Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Band 6 Paramedic Instructor

The closing date is 29 April 2026

Job summary

At Defence Medical Academy (DMA), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation committed to delivering high quality education and training to Defence Medical personnel, ensuring exceptional standards of instruction and learner outcomes.

Are you a Paramedic with a passion for developing others, looking for an exciting instructional role working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities?

If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to delivering high quality instruction and facilitating the development of learners within our friendly and welcoming team at the Defence Medical Academy, Lichfield.

We have 2 vacant full-time posts each offering 37.5 hrs per week. Requests to work part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits Include:

Learning and development tailored to your role
Access to NHS pension
On-site parking
On-site gym
On-site canteen and shop

Main duties of the job

Defence Medical Academy (DMA) is to deliver agreed individual training to defined standards (including those set by external professional bodies) to meet the needs of the Defence Medical Services as a whole, the single Service Front Line Commands and the DMA's Mission Directive, to contribute to the physical and moral components of fighting power.

Deliver instruction in accordance with course documentation, providing mentorship and coaching to students.
Monitor and record student progress and inform the chain of command of any significant issues/concerns.
Undertake other tasks to support training as required by Line Manager/Chain of Command.

This is a non clinical instructional role focused on education and training delivery. There is no provision for protected clinical hours within the post; however we offer access to CPD and training to support ongoing professional development. Successful applicants will be expected to maintain their professional registration and clinical competence in line with regulatory requirements.The role is not suitable for newly qualified Paramedics or those currently undertaking a consolidation/NQP programme, as we are unable to provide the required supervision and support.

About us

Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force, regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you`ve ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Date posted

09 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,628 to £46,580 a year Pro-rata for part-time, Pay award pending

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-26-0141

Job locations

Defence Medical Academy, Whittington

Lichfield

Staffordshire

WS14 9PY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

This role supports DMA in providing the Armed Forces with suitably qualified medical personnel to meet both peace and wartime commitments and to provide the necessary tuition required for initial trade training and subsequent trade training, as considered necessary by single Service customer agents.
Prepare for instructional duties by undertaking appropriate personal study, familiarisation with course content, documentation, production of lesson plans and supporting training aids.
Support and mentor Level 4 Clinicians (Royal Navy Medical Assistants / Combat Medics / Royal Air Force Medics) in their delivery of training and support and provide Instructor Continuing Professional Development.

For further information on duties and responsibilities, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Selection Process:

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.

At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework:

NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
NHS Core - NHSC2 - Personal & People Development
NHS Core - NHSC3 - Health, Safety & Security
NHS Core - NHSC4 - Service Improvement
NHS Core - NHSC5 - Quality
NHS Core - NHSC6 Equality & Diversity

Candidates will also be required to deliver a 5-minute teaching session on a clinical or pre-hospital topic of their choice. The focus for this session is how they communicate and engage learners, rather than depth of clinical detail.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our attached guidance on appropriate and inappropriate use.

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

Further Information

The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will NOT sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.

The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact DBSCivPers-SGDMSResourcing@mod.gov.uk

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking, and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors, and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

For details on our complaints procedure, please see attached Important Information document.