Special Operations Trainer (Substantive)

NHS; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional ambulance service provider is seeking a Special Operations Trainer based in Mansfield. This role demands the delivery of specialist training, including SORT and CBRN exercises, while cooperating with various emergency services. Candidates require frontline ambulance service experience, accredited teaching qualifications, and active SORT involvement. The position involves a mix of office hours and occasional evening/weekend training sessions, with a focus on high-quality educational delivery under pressure.

Qualifications

• Frontline ambulance service experience required.
• Accredited training/teaching qualifications necessary.
• Active involvement in SORT is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver SORT training to EMAS clinical staff.
• Organize/run multi-agency local and regional exercises.
• Assist in maintaining specialist incident support equipment.

Skills

Teaching complex topics

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Professional self-presentation

Education

Accredited educational/training qualification

Frontline Ambulance Service Operational Qualification

Job description

Special Operations Trainer (Substantive) – East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

The closing date is 11 January 2026

• Deliver specialist education, including SORT and Command training.
• Support design and delivery of multi-agency training/exercises to national standards.
• Contribute to policy development and ensure compliance with national guidance.
• Collaborate with Police, Fire, Military, NHS bodies, and other responders.
• Assist in maintaining specialist incident support equipment and vehicles.
• Capture lessons learned from exercises/incidents to drive continuous improvement.

This is a dynamic role requiring excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

You will need frontline ambulance service experience, accredited training/teaching qualifications, and active involvement in SORT. A strong understanding of emergency preparedness and resilience is essential.

Joining EMAS as a Special Operations Trainer means being part of a team dedicated to preparing and supporting colleagues, ensuring the Trust is ready to respond.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver Special Operations Response Team (SORT) training to EMAS clinical staff to ensure they are prepared to respond to Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA) and/or Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents.
• Deliver CBRN training to acute trusts and organise/run multi-agency local and regional MTA/CBRN exercises.
• Perform audits, write policies and procedures, and undertake other business-related tasks.
• Balance office hours with occasional evening or weekend training sessions by agreement.
• Operate from the Operational Support Unit in Mansfield, with potential delivery at other regional venues.

Essential skills and qualities include experience of teaching complex topics to varied audiences, proficiency with Microsoft Office products, ability to produce and deliver high-quality work under pressure, and professional presentation of self.

Please read the associated job description and person specification.

You will need to complete a nationally standardised Physical Competency Assessment (PCA) that all SORT operatives undertake prior to appointment.

About us

The EMAS Resilience directorate includes teams in Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR), Special Operations, the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and Command and Control (C2) education.

Our team is small but has a large impact in a niche area of the trust. Work is fast paced and prioritising multiple workloads is the norm.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Accredited educational/training qualification evidence and/or recent teaching experience
• Frontline Ambulance Service Operational Qualification (e.g. ASC/ECA/Tech/Paramedic)

Knowledge

• Active member of SORT
• Evidence of training SORT operatives

Experience

• Evidence of preparing lesson plans and content for lessons
• Experience of presenting to multi-disciplinary audiences

Skills

• Example of recently leading on project/course delivery
• IT competent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary to submit for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Operational Support Unit

Unit 1 Hamilton Place, Oakham Business Park