Chief Paramedic

Here at South Central Ambulance Service, our mission is to deliver the right care, first time, every time alongside the vision to be an outstanding team, delivering world leading outcomes through innovation and partnership.

Our new Chief Paramedic will have a challenging yet rewarding opportunity by reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer to be a visible, vibrant, and inspiring leader with a clear and compelling vision to develop the Trust's future clinical strategy whilst ensuring our staff, patients and communities that we serve remain at the heart of what we do.

Working closely with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer as part of a clinical triumvirate, you will be a core member of the clinical leadership team responsible for influencing, shaping and leading strategy, policy and clinical transformation both within South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and as part of the wider regional and national health and social care systems.

You will play a pivotal role in the organisation,working across the Trust and wider health system to proactively identify opportunities for service transformation and clinical innovation. You will ensure appropriate strategies and plans to deliver are aligned to the Trust's longer-term strategic ambitions., As a Chief Paramedic for the Trust, you will effectively engage external partners and stakeholders in the long-term and mutual benefits of SCAS clinical transformation and strengthen our place within the wider system.

The post holder will ensure, working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, continued, improved clinical performance across all service areas of the Trust. Delivery of this will be via robust integrated strategic plans implemented by a network of clinical leaders, thereby offering organisational assurance to internal and external stakeholders.

The Chief Paramedic will also be accountable for effective provision of clinical standards across the organisation, leading through the senior team of clinicians.

You will have an important role in ensuring the effective, compassionate clinical leadership and delivery of emergency, urgent and planned care across all service areas within the organisation including our Emergency Operations Centres and Clinical Advisory Service.

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.

The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Sussex.

We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In SCAS, we know that colleagues who are cared for and valued are enabled to provide the right care, first time, every time. That is why we strive to foster a culture that balances fairness, compassion, learning and accountability; a 'just and learning culture'.

• Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.


• Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).


• Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.


• Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.


• Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.


• NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.


• Staff networking and support groups.