Salary: £42,848

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 5EZ : Bangor, Northern Ireland, BT20 5ED : Colchester, East of England, CO2 9BY : Bideford, South West England, EX39 3DX : Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1TY : Crosby, North West England, L23 8SY : Holyhead, Wales, LL65 1ET : Amble, North East England, NE65 0DJ : Tarbert, Scotland, PA29 6TE : Lee-on-the-Solent, South East England, PO13 9FL : Swansea, Wales, SA3 4DT : Southampton, South East England, SO15 1EG : Hartlepool, North East England, TS24 0YD : Bridlington, Yorkshire and the Humber, YO15 2LX

 

Closing date: Wednesday 1 January 2025.

 

Job summary

 

Are you a qualified and experienced clinician, looking for the next step in your career?

 

Can you create and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, practitioners and volunteers at a variety of grades nationally?

 

Do you have experience and an understanding in Search and Rescue or Technical Rescue with a willingness to learn more?

 

If so, we are looking for a Clinical Tactical Lead to join us at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and we'd love to hear from you!

 

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

 

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.

 

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.

 

We are committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams.

 

We want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential at MCA.

 

This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our staff networks groups covering, Women’s, LGBTQI+, Race, Carers, Mental Wellbeing and volunteer Respect Ambassadors.

 

Location

 

The advertised postcodes reflect the exact locations where we have available offices for this post: Inverness (IV1 1TY), Aberdeen (AB11 5EZ), Tarbet (PA29 6TE), Bangor Ireland (BT20 5ED), Mumbles (SA3 4DT), Holyhead (LL65 1ET), Hartlepool (TS24 0YD), Crosby (L23 8SY), Amble (NE65 0DJ), Bridlington (YO15 2LX), Colchester (CO2 9BY), Lee-on-the-Solent (PO13 9FL), Southampton (SO15 1EG), Bideford (EX39 3DX).

 

At the point of application, you'll be asked to select your location preference.

 

If your location preference is 'Tarbet' then please select 'Campbeltown'.

 

If your location preference is 'Mumbles' then please select 'Swansea'.

 

If your location preference is 'Lee-on-the-Solent' then please select 'Fareham'.

 

Job description

 

The HMCG Clinical Tactical Lead will be responsible for ensuring the clinical currency and delivering of the following areas:

 

Coastguard Emergency Responder Casualty Care (CERCC) Clinical Course Content for both instructors and practitioners also including CERCC Manual, Check Cards, Scenario Cards, and Revalidation Content liaising with the Training Centre and delivering training as required.

 

Post incident review through the Patient Report Form, Post Incident Report and Fatalities process.

 

The CERCC Quality Assurance and Engagement Programme.

 

Development and maintenance of casualty care procedures and policies. Support selection and suitability assessments of equipment as well as representing HMCG as a Clinical Lead in internal and external forums.

 

Creation and maintenance of clinical operational procedures and guidance and the clinical aspect of the design, delivery, and evaluation of Casualty Care training to support operational response in the Coastguard Rescue Services.

 

Liaison with internal and external customers and stakeholders, Clinical Governance Team, and Medical Director in maintaining clinical operational standards.

 

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

 

·       Responsible for the clinical input in the clinical operational training needs analysis, design, delivery, and evaluation of HMCG technical training solutions, working with colleagues and/or external providers as necessary. Ensuring alignment with latest trends, best practice, and strategic priorities.

·       Responsible for the clinical input to the quality assurance visits and review of cascade training delivery and operational delivery. Provide fair and constructive feedback, responding to queries and developing improvement plans in association with coastal colleagues. Actively responsible for building a sense of community and network for CERCC.

·       Lead on the Clinical aspect of the training and support material and assessment methods liaising with Training Centre. Ensuring alignment with latest trends, best practice and strategic priorities.

·       Engage with senior stakeholders working on the continuous development of equipment, techniques and work procedures that will underpin HMCG operational policy development.

 

Working for the Civil Service

 

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

 

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

 

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

 

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

 

Diversity and Inclusion

 

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

 

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

 

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction.

 

Contact point for applicants

 

Job contact: Paul Browne, [email protected]

Recruitment team: [email protected]