Team Leader
Emed Group
London, SE1 7EHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,605
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 September 2027
338 days leftJob description
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Team Leader to join our team based in South Thames Retrieval Service at Evalina London Childrens Hospital, SE1 7...
Provide
visible operational leadership to the Technician team across day and night
services.
Protect
24/7 readiness by monitoring rota coverage, relief arrangements, competency
status, fatigue, and welfare.
Act
as the principal operational interface with STRS Coordinators, Retrieval Leads,
Consultants and EMED control colleagues.
Lead
shift-readiness checks covering vehicles, clinical equipment, medical gases,
infection prevention, and documentation.
Support
urgent mobilisation, operational decision-making, and incident escalation.
Deliver
monthly one-to-ones, bi-monthly supervision, quarterly observed practice, and
annual appraisals incorporating STRS feedback.
Identify
competency gaps and coordinate coaching, simulation, retraining, reassessment,
and written reauthorisation.
Monitor
emergency-driving standards, telematics, vehicle defects, and maintenance
recovery.
Review
incidents, near misses, complaints and debriefs, ensuring actions are owned, completed,
and checked for effectiveness.
Support
recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, performance, and colleague
wellbeing.
Participate
in the on-call rota and provide weekend operational support when required.
Work
on the road as a qualified Ambulance Technician when operationally necessary.
Provide
visible operational leadership to the Technician team across day and night
services.
Protect
24/7 readiness by monitoring rota coverage, relief arrangements, competency
status, fatigue, and welfare.
Act
as the principal operational interface with STRS Coordinators, Retrieval Leads,
Consultants and EMED control colleagues.
Lead
shift-readiness checks covering vehicles, clinical equipment, medical gases,
infection prevention, and documentation.
Support
urgent mobilisation, operational decision-making, and incident escalation.
Deliver
monthly one-to-ones, bi-monthly supervision, quarterly observed practice, and
annual appraisals incorporating STRS feedback.
Identify
competency gaps and coordinate coaching, simulation, retraining, reassessment,
and written reauthorisation.
Monitor
emergency-driving standards, telematics, vehicle defects, and maintenance
recovery.
Review
incidents, near misses, complaints and debriefs, ensuring actions are owned, completed,
and checked for effectiveness.
Support
recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, performance, and colleague
wellbeing.
Participate
in the on-call rota and provide weekend operational support when required.
Work
on the road as a qualified Ambulance Technician when operationally necessary.
EMED Group is an
established healthcare logistics provider that enables access to health and
social care through our four specialist divisions. We are one of the largest
health and care partners to the NHS with 4,000 colleagues across over 60 bases
UK-wide.
EMED Group is committed to
pro-actively improving the wellbeing of our communities by providing access to
vital health and social care services across the UK.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full UK manual driving licence.
- Operationally current Ambulance Technician qualification, including FREC 4.
- Qualsafe Level 3 CERAD emergency-response driving qualification, C1 entitlement and at least two years' blue-light driving experience.
- Experience leading teams in a regulated healthcare, ambulance, or emergency-services environment.
- Strong coaching, performance-management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- The judgement and resilience to remain calm during time-critical or emotionally sensitive situations.
- A full UK manual driving licence and the ability to pass enhanced DBS and occupational-health checks.
- Passion for patient care and delivering a highly effective service.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with proven ability to engage at all levels within an organisation.
- High level of commercial awareness with proven experience in achieving KPIs within a highly regulated industry.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
22 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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