Senior Clinical Advisor (Nurse/Paramedic) | North West Ambulance Service Nhs Trust

Senior Clinical Advisors NHS 111 – Band 6 (Nurses & Paramedics).
Bolton & Liverpool
Nurses and Paramedics, are you ready to make your next career move away from a hospital or community setting? Or maybe you are looking for something less physically demanding, but still want a challenge and to learn new skills or to use your existing skills and experience in a new way?
With openings at our NHS 111 contact centre based either in Middlebrook, Bolton or Estuary Point, Speke, as a Senior Clinical Advisor you will be responsible for the telephone & video assessment of callers with a wide spectrum of clinical conditions and ensuring they get the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.
Training for this role is on a full-time basis and lasts between 5 and 10 weeks, depending on the triage tool that staff are being trained to use. The classroom element of the training is Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00, with mentorship taking place working shifts with experienced staff taking live calls. Candidates must ensure that they are able to commit to this training IN FULL, as no annual leave can be taken whilst in training.
What we are looking for:
• Registered nurse’s or paramedics with at least 3 years’ experience; preferably in a pre-hospital, primary care or ED setting.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills to support staff.
• Resilient, highly motivated and passionate about delivering quality patient care.
• An ability to adapt to a new and challenging setting.
• Basic computer skills.
• Candidates who are fully flexible with availability to cover a 24/7 period, inc working 6/8 weekend shifts per month
• What we offer in return:
• • Contracts available for minimum of 20 hours up to 37.5 hours.
• Partial homeworkingmaybe considered after the probationary period.
• Basic salary of £35,392 - £42,618(pro rata for part time staff)plus A4C Section 2 unsocial hour’s payments.
• All usual NHS T&C’s apply.
• Access to numerous further opportunities within NWAS and the NHS.
This is a vital patient care role that delivers high quality clinical advice to patients who have called the 24-hour NHS 111 service.
North West Ambulance ServiceClinical Advisor: “We offer a unique environment to expand your skills into other areas of clinical expertise where you are exposed to a range of diverse patients who call 111 for clinical advice. Where else would that happen? Being part of the NWAS family and NHS 111 service enhances your skills and development and makes a real difference to patients.”
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Interviews will take place at our Middlebrook and Estuary Point sites during early March 2024. Please ensure that you can attend in person for an interview, if invited, during this period.
Training courses are currently planned to commence on 29thApril 2024, 13thMay 2024, 24thJune 2024 and 15thJuly 2024 however these dates should be used as a guide only with exact training dates and the course duration being confirmed when any offer of employment is made after interview.
Please ensure you read the full Job Description and Person Specification and demonstrate how your knowledge and experience meets the criteria contained within those documents in your supporting statement.
For further information, please contact Phil Cuthell, 111 Clinical Services Manager -phil.cuthell@nwas.nhs.uk
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name -Phil Cuthell
Job title -Clinical Services Manager
Email address - phil.cuthell@nwas.nhs.uk
Telephone number -07812 304813
This advert closes on Monday 12 Feb 2024