Local Area Manager

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We encourage you to ensure that your application relates to the Person Specification (provided as part of the Job Description or as a separate attachment).
Please visit our recruitment support page for advice on completing your application., The Local Area Manager is a key role within the Directorate and will provide, effective leadership and direction to all staff and managers within a specified sector. The post holder will work with the Head of Clinical Operations to ensure the implementation, and future development, of EEAST's Clinical/UEC strategy, focusing internally on Trust development.
Please note that there are currently permanent vacancies for this role based in Ipswich, Harlow and Peterborough. Hub bases and locations are subject to change during the recruitment period. Please clearly identify the location that you are applying for in your application.
Assessments for this role are currently planned to be held on 24 and 25 June 2024 (subject to change). Full details will be provided as soon as possible following shortlisting., The post holder will contribute to the service planning process of the Trust and will be involved in a number of key strategic and operational developments, including significant business change processes. They will be responsible to the Head of Clinical Operations, for the management of a defined geographical sector, aligned to one of six ICSs. This will require an ability to communicate clearly and concisely within the organisation and with external agents.
In collaboration with the Sector Clinical Leads, and wider Medical/Clinical Directorate, ensure continuous evaluation of clinical activities, standards, and service development. Assist and support the development of a culture of lifelong learning and research within operations, ensure the clinical quality agenda is continuously developed and evaluated at a local level through clinical audit and to be responsible for clinical performance in the designated sector.

EEAST employs over 5,000 staff with a further 1,000+ volunteers who between them cover 7,500 square miles and care for a population of more than 6 million.
Our three control rooms in Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Essex handle more than 1 million 999 calls every year, over 2,500 calls a day.
We manage a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles including double staffed ambulances, rapid response cars, operational commander response vehicles, patient transport and support service vehicles.
The East of England works alongside 17 Acute Trusts with Accident & Emergency services and a Major Trauma Centre in Cambridge. Access is available to neighbouring MTCs such as those in London.
Our core values:
+ Care - We value warmth, empathy and compassion in all our relationships
+ Teamwork - Together as one, we work with pride and commitment to achieve our vision
+ Quality - We strive to consistently achieve high standards through continuous improvement
+ Respect - We value individuals, including our patients, our staff and our partners in every interaction
+ Honesty - We value a culture that has trust, integrity and transparency at the centre of everything we do
Our 4 goals are:
+ Be an exceptional place to work, volunteer and learn
+ Provide outstanding quality of care and performance
+ Be excellent collaborators and innovators as system partners
+ Be an environmentally and financially sustainable organisation