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Job overview
The Leicestershire Division of East Midlands Ambulance Service are seeking applications for a Second Divisional Planning Lead, to join us on our improvement journey. You will have experience of leading planning and performance monitoring and delivery as a working understanding of organisational and national priorities for the ambulance sector.
Main duties of the job
The focus of this role is to provide Divisional oversight and coordinate the delivery of planning and performance improvement across Leicestershire, supporting the EMAS strategy.
Whilst this role is accountable to the Divisional Director in terms of setting overall objectives and priorities, this role will work closely and proactively with their respective Heads of Operations, who operationally lead their service areas.
They will also provide professional leadership for a team of Divisional Commanders.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post is also accountable for a broad range of shared responsibilities to support leadership of the division as defined by the Divisional Director, working as part of the Divisional Senior Leadership Team. The role will have a responsibility for managing and planning assets to ensure delivery of contractual targets, quality standards and adherence to cost improvement controls and planning.
Operationally the role will work across 5 days and provide senior manager (tactical) on call cover as part of our overall command structure, to ensure consistent delivery of services across the 7 days and 24hr period.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Track record of achievement in the planning of quality improvement gained over at least two years
- Experience of people management issues in relation to managing clinical performance and conduct
- Good understanding of the CQC core standards and meeting a high level of compliance
- Understanding of the responsibilities of divisional leadership (operational, clinical, command) teams
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level management - qualification (or studying for) or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce re-design
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This advert is for Divisional Senior Manager (Planning) - Leicestershire with East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust in Nottingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: On-call requirement. The application deadline is 05 Jul 2026.
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