Nhs 111 Health Advisor - Full & Part Time

Located onsite in Dorking, Surrey, this is your chance to train to be a Health Advisor in our 111 call centre, handling calls from members of the public. You’ll learn how to use a state-of-the-art triage tool called NHS Pathways to assess patients over the phone and direct them to the most appropriate care. Although these are not emergency calls, you’ll also need to be prepared to deal with emotional, distressing or life-threatening scenarios and to arrange for 999 services if required.

We offer enhanced pay rates for weekends, at the moment we can only offer 24 hours per week to cover our core shifts over the weekend, mornings and evenings - to assist patients when they most need us. The extensive training equips you with valuable skills and includes assessments. We are offering fully paid training courses on a full-time basis, Monday-Friday (9am-5pm) for 4 weeks. We also offer part-time courses running Tues, Weds, Thurs evenings (6pm-9:30pm) and Sat-Sun (9am-5pm) for 6 weeks). You must attend every training day. This is followed by a further eight weeks’ support before you are signed off to work on your own.

Once you’ve completed your training, you can join the team part-time (or full-time as explained above) on your pre-approved shift pattern. However, please note that this is a 24/7, 365-days-a-year service and is particularly busy at weekends so you should expect to work at these times, plus some bank holidays, which may include Christmas.

As part of 111, you will be the first point of contact for members of the public with a 24-hour urgent but non-emergency health concern, providing advice and signposting assistance to onward care utilising the NHS Pathways triage system.

• Managing calls from patients and healthcare professionals
• Use computer systems to capture patient information
• Communicate effectively in a healthcare environment with colleagues as well as callers
• If they are well, advice and support on accessing local services such as general practice, dentists, pharmacies and other healthcare services.
• Transfer calls to our clinical assessment services which is on hand 24/7 to provide expert advice, assessment and support.
• If they have a query about their medication, immediate support from a pharmacist
• Be required to deal with distressing and emergency situations

Pay rates:

• £21 per hour– daytime and during training (07:00-23:00)
• £18 per hour – contractual night rate (23:00-24:00)
• £71 per hour – further pay enhancements when working between 18:00 Friday-midnight, and any hours worked on Saturday or Sunday. Please note that the weekend rate is guaranteed but it is not contractual, it is just an incentive for working unsociable hours.

Benefits:

• ~33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
• ~ Great job security, flexibility over hours (whenever we can), and full support for ongoing career progression into coaching, training and management roles.
• ~ Practice Plus Group benefits including company pension scheme, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, retail discounts, and an employee assistance programme for you and your family.
• ~ Integrated Urgent Care team benefits that range from Healthcare Hero Awards and recognition prizes to themed occasions, charity days, a fantastic range of social events + the option of overtime to boost your earnings.

Requirements:

• GCSE/Functional Skills English and Maths at Grade C (or equivalent) or above.
• A real passion for helping other people, with the ability to learn all sorts of new skills and to thrive and develop in a fun, friendly, well-supported team.

Practice Plus Group is passionate about great healthcare. Our breadth of expertise spans surgery, diagnostics, general practice, offender health and urgent care, with an unrivalled range of different services provided across the country. We’re proud to be at the forefront of developing new and exciting ways to support the nation’s health too, helping patients to maximise their wellbeing and live life to the full.

We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. We’ll help you be the best you can be. So we offer a competitive package of pay and benefits. We also recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance – so we always try to be flexible, helping you fit your working life around your home life.

Please note that offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.