The Senior Clinical Advisor post sits within the Integrated Urgent Care Clinical Assessment Service at North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, full or part-time. Work centres on telephone assessment of patients of all ages, some with complex needs, giving medication advice and steering them to the right level of care, including self-care at home. The role adds leadership, supervising and mentoring students and other clinicians. Degree-level education and regulatory registration are required.
What the job involves
- Carry out telephone assessment of health and clinical needs using professional clinical judgement, supported by NHS Pathways and other decision support systems across 111 and 999
- Assess and deliver care to patients of all age groups, some with complex needs
- Provide assessment, medication advice and health information
- Support individuals to access the appropriate level of care, including advice to manage symptoms at home
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care
- Take a leadership role and manage complex, unpredictable patient presentations
- Use and develop evidence to inform clinical practice
- Supervise, teach, precept, coach and mentor other staff, including students, clinicians and health advisors
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Registration & licences
- Registered with the appropriate regulatory body, e.g. NMC as a registered general nurse or HCPC as a paramedic
Experience
- Substantial clinical experience in a range of settings
- Experience of working in a multi-professional or multi-agency environment
Other
- Willing and able to take part in CDSS training if required
- Commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning
Nice to have
- Supervision or mentoring training or qualification
- Leadership or management training or qualification
- Experience of supporting or managing change
- Experience as a clinical advisor or health advisor in IUC or NHS 111, or a high degree of skill in remote patient assessment
- Experience of coaching and mentoring others
- Knowledge of the client group and evidence of related training
- Competency-based training in a relevant field
- IT experience with word processing, spreadsheets and other packages
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
