Driving Educator
Closing date: 02 August 2026
We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic Driving Educators to join our Education Team and play a key role in delivering the Trust’s Workforce Development Plan.
The successful candidates will support the development of our future workforce by delivering high‑quality emergency response driver training and maintaining staff competencies within clinical development pathways. The role also contributes to the Emergency Response Driving Refresher Programme, ensuring compliance with current legislation, national standards and organisational requirements. Working as part of a dedicated education team, you will support learners throughout their development, promoting best practice, professionalism and a culture of continuous improvement.
Location: This post is aligned to the Trust’s Education Department and can be based from our Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, or Nottinghamshire Education Centres. The majority of training delivery will take place across our Education Centres, although travel throughout the East Midlands region may be required to meet service needs.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of Organisational Learning, you will deliver both classroom‑based and practical training, support learners across a diverse portfolio of driver training programmes and contribute to divisional driver development and mandatory educational updates. You will work closely with learners and operational colleagues to ensure the highest standards of driving competence, safety and professionalism are maintained throughout the organisation.
Job responsibilities
The team delivers a range of programmes supporting learners at various stages of their careers, from new entrants undertaking their initial emergency response driving qualification through to experienced staff completing refresher training, post‑collision interventions and ongoing professional development. You will work closely with operational managers and clinical leaders to identify learning needs, support workforce development initiatives and contribute to the Trust’s wider ambitions for education, quality improvement and patient safety.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Level 4 Diploma in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instruction (L4 DERADI)
- Emergency Driving Award (Police, Fire or NHS Ambulance)
- Assessing Award
- Teaching Qualification (Award in Education and Training (L3))
Desirable
- Coaching qualification
- Mentoring qualification
- Diploma in Education and Teaching (L5)
Experience
- Significant operational driving and instructional experience
Desirable
- Experience of delivering emergency driver training/assessment activities
Knowledge
- Knowledge required to perform as an emergency Driving Educator, including up‑to‑date knowledge of Driving Standards Agency driver training requirements and Roadcraft
- Working knowledge of the Section 19 codes of practice
Desirable
- Working knowledge of regulated qualification framework
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
Oak Education Centre1 Oakwood Rd, LincolnLN6 3LHUnited Kingdom
Employer’s website
https://www.emas.nhs.uk/
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