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Job overview

London Ambulance Service (LAS) have an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader/trainer who is passionate about training and proactive about improving out of hospital cardiac arrest outcomes (OHCA). To fulfil this varied role you will need a flexible approach, an ability to "think outside of the box" and a willingness to not only embrace but lead on service wide change to out of hospital cardiac arrest management. You will be joining at a pivotal time in the delivery of our volunteer strategic initiatives.  LAS is striving to improve OHCA and are dedicated to  addressing health inequalities across the capital with the First Responder Department leading on a number of the core initiatives.  We have committed to teaching a generation of school children vital lifesaving skills, alongside developing a brand new Community First Responder scheme and launching a public access defib campaign. The Governance and Training Manager will need to be an experienced, motivated and passionate clinical trainer with the ability to lead all of the LAS Volunteers and Community Resuscitation Trainers across all aspects of the FRDs commitments. 

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the development, management and delivery of all training provide by the First Responder Department, ensuring the efficiency of all regulated and non regulated awards. You will be responsible for monitoring, reviewing and improving all training materials and courses and ensuring compliance with all regulating bodies.  Provide clear, effective day to day management within the First Responder department, including supporting and mentoring staff and volunteers. You will be actively involved in promoting clinical best practice for staff and volunteers in London with particular focus on improving OHCA survival. You will lead on projects and schemes of work and be accountable for the cost effective and timely delivery of these. You will be responsible for continuing the work on the LAS strategy with particular focus on mission 3 : Our London, Proactive at making London healthier. Including setting up new initiatives, developing long term strategies to ensure the sustainability of LAS commitment to improving OHCA survival rates across the capital.

Working for our organisation

London ambulance Service responds to over 10,000 cardiac arrests a year Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and  is centred upon three missions focused on:

• Our care – delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
• Our organisation – being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
• Our London – using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.

To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.