Job title: Casualty Care Trainer

Grade: F

Salary: Part time salary based on 18.5 hours per week: £18,061 per annum (rising by annual increments to £19,312).

Full time equivalent salary: £36,124 per annum (rising by annual increments to £38,626).

This post is also subject to 10% Instructor Allowance, rising to 15% on successful completion of training and probationary periods. More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours: 2 x 18.5 hours per week

Location: 1 x West Moors Training Centre, Dorset & 1 x Devizes Training Centre, Wiltshire.

The successful post holder will be required to deliver training anywhere within the Service across the whole of Dorset and Wiltshire.

There will be flexibility around delivering training courses to work from home/DWFRS Stations/Support Offices. There will be a requirement to attend your base location approximately 1 day a week for key activities and meetings.

Appointment Type: Permanent

Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact Darren Brooks, Clinical Governance and Immediate Emergency Care (IEC) Manager on 07825 732519 / darren.brooks@dwfire.org.uk.

Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is 19 January 2025 (midnight). It is intended that interviews will take place on 3 February 2025. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a Casualty Care Trainer in our Operational Training department, you will:

Train and refresh staff in Casualty Care to agreed standards within Service policies, providing assessment, feedback and development
Train and refresh staff in first aid to agreed standards within Service policy, providing assessment, feedback and development
Liaise with agreed medical professionals to provide medical oversight of Service provision in line with Service policy, providing evidence to support the Regional Group for Emergency Medical Response

What makes you our ideal Casualty Care Trainer?

Experience of developing, organising and delivering training and preparing training resources
Experience of using Microsoft Office and other I.T databases e.g. I.T based presentation systems
Minimum of 12 months experience of emergency service working including providing pre-hospital emergency care
Effective organisational and time management skills

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information

You must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the significant travel requirements of the role. Use of your own vehicle will be required; however, a Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are manual transmission only. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place.
The role involves some evening and weekend working. These requirements are 1 evening per week and 5 weekend days per year.
A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken as well as Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check on the successful individual for the West Moors post prior to offer of employment.
Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical and receipt of satisfactory references, and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
Upon appointment you will be required to adhere to the requirements of a Health Surveillance Programme and attend an Occupational health appointment for baseline readings.
Trainer allowance, amount payable 10% of salary rising to 15% after completion of training (this is a pensionable allowance).
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