HMCG Clinical Tactical Lead

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?, 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.
For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached role profile., The role will be 34 hours per week with the remaining 12 hours per month allocated to undertake one operational shift per month to maintain currency and credibility with a pre-hospital provider. This would be with either an NHS Trust or another CQC Registered Organisation at the approval of the HMCG Medical Director where there would be exposure to acute clinical care. It will be for the successful applicant to agree a suitable arrangement with the relevant organisation.
MCA supports flexible working and operates a hybrid working model between home and office for this role, giving you greater flexibility over where and when you work.
The expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your working time based at your principal workplace or out on official business. Details of the arrangement will be discussed further with your line manager.
The role requires travel across the UK to provide quality assurance visits, represent HMCG and to attend meetings/working groups. Notice will be given prior to travel.
Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a physical and mental health medical for this role, please see the attached document.
Please refer to the special features section on the role profile for further information.

Licences
A full UK Driving Licence is required for this role., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Changing and Improving
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Working Together, + A clinician qualification with operational experience within search and rescue, specifically in the Coastal environment.
+ Search and Rescue or Technical Rescue and willingness to undertake HM Coastguard additional training where required.
+ Clinical Governance systems.
+ Writing operational procedures and guidance.
Your Personal Statement will be limited to a maximum of 1000 words.
It is essential when submitting your Personal Statement that you provide as much detail as possible, and utilise the full word count given, against the essential criteria outlined above as this will be used in conjunction with your CV to assess candidate suitability to move to the next round in the recruitment process.
Sift and Interview Dates:
The sift is due to take place w/c 6th January 2025.
Interviews/assessments are likely to be held w/c 20th January 2025.
This interview will be conducted via face to face at one of our offices. Further details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
+ An interview.
+ A presentation.
+ A written exercise.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes., Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Do you have experience and an understanding in Search and Rescue or Technical Rescue with a willingness to learn more?, To be successful in this role you will be a suitably qualified and experienced clinician, with operational experience within search and rescue, specifically in the Coastal environment.
+ Holder of a Level 3 award in Education and Training (AET- formerly PETLLS) or willing to undertake this training at the outset of the role.
+ Qualified above the level of medical teaching: (e.g. Registered Pre-hospital care practitioner, with sufficient experience in this role, Paramedic, or practitioner operating at level G on the Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh PHEM Framework).
+ Relevant experience and understanding in Search and Rescue or Technical Rescue and willingness to undertake HM Coastguard additional training where required.
+ Understanding of Clinical Governance systems.
+ There will be a requirement to undertake training to gain an acceptable qualification in assessing and verification (if not already possessed).
+ Writing operational procedures and guidance., To be successful in this role, you will need to be a qualified and experienced clinician with operational experience within search and rescue, specifically in the Coastal environment.
You will be qualified above the level of medical teaching. (E.g. Registered Pre-hospital care practitioner, with sufficient experience in this role, Paramedic, or practitioner operating at level G on the Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh PHEM Framework).
• You will be a holder of a Level 3 award in Education and Training (AET- formerly PETLLS) or indicate willingness to undertake this training at the outset of the role.
• You will possess an acceptable qualification in assessing and verification or indicate willingness to undertake this training at the outset of the role.

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.

Alongside your salary of £42,848, Maritime and Coastguard Agency contributes £12,413 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.