Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver a pioneering, trauma-informed and responsive wellbeing programme for ambulance staff, students and volunteers.

South Central Ambulance Service has secured Workforce Wellbeing Fund support to deliver a Proactive and Preventative Trauma Support Programme. The programme will provide trauma awareness training and scheduled clinician-led coaching for new starters, first-year HEI students, volunteers and priority staff groups who may be exposed to traumatic experiences early in their ambulance career.

Working as part of the People and Wellbeing Directorate, the post holder will help coordinate a programme that moves beyond reactive support and strengthens our ability to respond early, compassionately and consistently when staff are affected by trauma.

We are looking for someone who is highly organised, emotionally intelligent and confident working with a wide range of stakeholders. You will support project planning, engagement, communications, training coordination anddelivery,reporting, evaluation and governance. You will also help ensure trauma-informed practice, equity, inclusion, responsiveness and psychological safety are embedded throughout the programme.

Main duties of the job

• Coordinating day-to-day delivery of the Workforce Wellbeing Fund project
• Delivering trauma awareness training and coaching
• Helping embed a trauma-informed and responsive approach to staff wellbeing
• Working with internal and external stakeholders such as, HEIs, Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health providers and internal teams
• Developing project plans, action logs, risk registers and reports
• Supporting engagement, workshops and feedback sessions
• Helping monitor uptake, experience, equity, sickness absence and retention outcomes
• Supporting evaluation, learning and future sustainability of the programme

Please see Job Description & person Specification for full details

About us

Benefits we offer:

• Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally.
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.
• Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.
• NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.
• Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).

Corporate Induction

It's really important for us to ensure you have the best onboarding experience which allows you to feel a sense of belonging from the start. To help with this, we will book your Corporate Induction as soon as we possibly can (depending on availability).

All new starters need to attend our *Corporate Induction in person, this is held over one and half days from our educational centres based in: Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More specific details will be sent to you once your start date has been confirmed.

*Please note - depending on your role additional training may be required following on from your corporate induction.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can bring structure, compassion and energy to an important programme of work. You will be able to manage competing priorities, build trusted relationships, communicate clearly and work sensitively with themes of trauma, wellbeing, sexual safety and psychological safety.

You do not need to be a clinician, but you will need to understand the importance of trauma-informed and inclusive practice, timely responsiveness, staff wellbeing and creating safe conditions for people to access support early.

Why this role matters

This programme is about moving from reactive support to prevention. It will help prepare colleagues before exposure to trauma, normalise access to support, reduce stigma and strengthen our organisational responsiveness when people need help.

It will also generate evidence for future commissioning across SCAS and the wider ambulance sector.

If you are passionate about staff wellbeing, culture change and making a practical difference to the experience of our people, we would love to hear from you.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details

Job description
Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can bring structure, compassion and energy to an important programme of work. You will be able to manage competing priorities, build trusted relationships, communicate clearly and work sensitively with themes of trauma, wellbeing, sexual safety and psychological safety.

You do not need to be a clinician, but you will need to understand the importance of trauma-informed and inclusive practice, timely responsiveness, staff wellbeing and creating safe conditions for people to access support early.

Why this role matters

This programme is about moving from reactive support to prevention. It will help prepare colleagues before exposure to trauma, normalise access to support, reduce stigma and strengthen our organisational responsiveness when people need help.

It will also generate evidence for future commissioning across SCAS and the wider ambulance sector.

If you are passionate about staff wellbeing, culture change and making a practical difference to the experience of our people, we would love to hear from you.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent experience in a relevant specialist field.
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience in project/change delivery.
• Knowledge of project management principles, e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, QI or equivalent.

Desirable

• Leadership and/or management training.

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of coordinating or delivering projects in a complex organisation.
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders across teams, services or partner organisations.
• Experience of preparing project plans, action logs, risk registers, reports and presentations.
• Experience of supporting engagement, workshops, training or facilitated sessions.
• Experience of handling sensitive information confidentially and appropriately.
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how inequalities can affect access to support.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent experience in a relevant specialist field.
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience in project/change delivery.
• Knowledge of project management principles, e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, QI or equivalent.

Desirable

• Leadership and/or management training.

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of coordinating or delivering projects in a complex organisation.
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders across teams, services or partner organisations.
• Experience of preparing project plans, action logs, risk registers, reports and presentations.
• Experience of supporting engagement, workshops, training or facilitated sessions.
• Experience of handling sensitive information confidentially and appropriately.
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how inequalities can affect access to support.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Bicester or Newbury

Bicester

OX26 6HR

United Kingdom

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