# Driving Educator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/driving-educator/a351f54f-a2b6-4c33-ac8c-3141b055437a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/driving-educator/a351f54f-a2b6-4c33-ac8c-3141b055437a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 PA - **Contract type:** 20 months (Fixed Term/Secondment until 31 March 2028) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Between Monday to Friday 0800 - 1600) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T14:22:00.215Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Lincoln/East_Midlands_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Teaching/Teaching-v8085507 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8085507?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.emas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking  motivated and enthusiastic Driving Educators to join our Education Team and play a key role in delivering the Trust’s Workforce Development Plan. The successful candidates will support the development of our future workforce by delivering high-quality emergency response driver training within clinical development pathways, ensuring staff achieve and maintain the skills required to operate safely and effectively. The role will also contribute to the delivery of the Trust’s Emergency Response Driving Refresher Programme, helping to ensure ongoing compliance with current legislation, national standards, and organisational requirements. Working as part of a dedicated education team, you will support learners throughout their development, promoting best practice, professionalism, and a culture of continuous improvement. ### Location This post is aligned to the Trust’s Education Department and can be based from our Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, or Nottinghamshire Education Centres. The majority of training delivery will take place across within our Education Centres, although travel throughout the East Midlands region may be required to meet service needs. ### Main duties of the job We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) Education Team as a Driving Educator. As a key member of Organisational Learning, you will play a vital role in developing and supporting our workforce through the delivery of high-quality driver education programmes. The role encompasses the delivery of both classroom-based and practical training, supporting learners throughout their development journey, and contributing to divisional driver development and mandatory educational updates. We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual who embodies the EMAS values and is committed to delivering excellence in education and learner support. You will be an experienced emergency response driver with a recognised emergency driving instructor qualification, such as the L4 Diploma in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instruction. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, inspire and develop learners from a variety of professional backgrounds. As a Driver Educator, you will be responsible for delivering and assessing across a diverse portfolio of driver training programmes. You will work closely with learners and operational colleagues to ensure the highest standards of driving competence, safety and professionalism are achieved and maintained throughout the organisation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The team delivers a range of programmes supporting learners at various stages of their careers, from new entrants undertaking their initial emergency response driving qualification through to experienced staff completing refresher training, post-collision interventions and ongoing professional development. In addition, the team works closely with operational managers and clinical leaders to identify learning needs, support workforce development initiatives and contribute to the Trust’s wider ambitions for education, quality improvement and patient safety. As part of Organisational Learning, the Driving Education Team is committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement, professional excellence and lifelong learning, ensuring that all emergency response drivers maintain the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to meet the demands of modern ambulance service delivery. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge required to perform as an emergency Driving Educator, to include up-to-date knowledge of Driving Standards Agency driver training requirements, and Roadcraft. - Working knowledge of the Section 19 codes of practice **Desirable** - Working knowledge of regulated qualification framework ### Experience **Essential** - Significant operational driving and instructional experience **Desirable** - Experience of delivering emergency driver training/assessment activities ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 4 Diploma in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instruction (L4 DERADI) - Emergency Driving Award (Police, Fire or NHS Ambulance) - Assessing Award - Teaching Qualification (Award in Education and Training (L3)) **Desirable** - Coaching qualification - Mentoring qualification - Diploma in Education and Teaching (L5) ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 145.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10378280) - [benefits of joining emas nhs trust (pdf, 326.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2355) - [applying to emas - what you need to know (pdf, 593.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2431) - [information for non-uk and non-irish applicants (pdf, 131.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2367) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.