SECAmb's Virtual Care service is recruiting clinicians to work in its Integrated Care Contact Centres, supporting patients who contact 999 or NHS 111. The core of the work is autonomous remote clinical assessment, with care plans and onward referrals. The role is fully office-based at one of two contact centres, working 24/7 rotas that include nights, and applicants are expected to live within about 45 to 60 minutes' commute. Registration as a paramedic or adult nurse, with two years' post-registration experience, is required.
What the job involves
- Carry out autonomous virtual clinical assessments for patients from 999, NHS 111 and other referral pathways
- Use clinical judgement, evidence-based practice and decision-support tools to assess and manage urgent and emergency patients
- Develop person-centred care plans and give self-care advice, safety-netting and onward referrals
- Help patients access community, primary care, mental health and urgent care services
- Give clinical leadership and advice to operational and clinical colleagues
- Identify and manage risk, safeguarding concerns and patient deterioration
- Contribute to quality improvement, audit and service development projects
- Help develop innovative virtual models of care and grow the Virtual Care service
- Coach, mentor and support colleagues as the service evolves
- Build expertise in digital healthcare and remote clinical assessment
What’s required
Qualifications
- Evidence of additional professional development relevant to urgent, emergency, unscheduled or virtual care
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration as a paramedic, or NMC registration as an adult nurse
Experience
- Two years' post-registration experience in an appropriate field
- Autonomous clinical assessment and decision making in urgent, emergency, community or unscheduled care
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of NHS urgent and emergency care pathways
- Working independently, recognising limits of practice and escalating appropriately
What’s offered
- Option to join the NHS pension scheme
- Minimum 27 days' holiday a year, rising after 5 years' service
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities
- Salary sacrifice schemes for cars or cycles
- Access to occupational health and counselling services
- Award-winning wellbeing hub
- NHS employee discounts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
