Advanced Practitioner Urgent & Emergency Care | North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Bolton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional emergency service provider is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to join their clinical workforce. This role is open to experienced Nurses and Paramedics who will provide telephone triage and face-to-face assessments, ensuring excellent patient care. Candidates should hold relevant qualifications and experience. The position offers an opportunity to achieve a Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practice module. Applications close on Sunday, 31 August 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Nurse or Paramedic with HCPC or NMC registration.
• Comfortable working autonomously in a non-emergency setting.
• Motivated to develop clinical skills in urgent and emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone triage to NWAS patients.
• Conduct face-to-face assessments in response vehicles.
• Support care pathways for lower acuity patients.

Skills

Patient-focused care

Clinical decision-making

Telephone triage

Education

DipHE/FDg in nursing or paramedic sciences

HCPC or NMC registration

Job description

The Northwest Ambulance Service (NWAS) is expanding its clinical workforce by introducing a new Advanced Practitioner role open to suitably experienced Nurses and Paramedics.

The post offers an exciting opportunity for motivated Paramedics and Nurses to be involved in the Trust's new delivery model. The role involves rotating between the Clinical Hub, providing telephone triage to NWAS patients, and responding from designated NWAS sites to patients who can be treated at home. Responding will be in a non-emergency vehicle.

The post holder will be an experienced Paramedic or Nurse, operating within professional boundaries, providing enhanced clinical decision-making to support care pathways for lower acuity patients through telephone consultation and face-to-face assessments. You will ensure excellent patient care, work autonomously, and support patients in the community. The role includes undertaking research and development activities, supporting underpinning knowledge, and offers the opportunity to achieve a Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practice module if not already held. Guidance and mentorship to peers will also be part of the role.

These posts are suitable for highly motivated, patient-focused practitioners seeking to develop their clinical skills in urgent and emergency care. If you are comfortable working autonomously while supported by a close clinical team and want to work for an organization rethinking urgent and emergency care delivery, apply now.

NWAS provides 24/7 emergency services, including life-saving community care, hospital transportation, non-emergency patient transport, and NHS 111 services in the North West. The service also collaborates with other emergency services to ensure public safety and patient treatment during major incidents.

The selection process includes:

1. Systems Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) during the week commencing 02 September 2025.
2. Interviews during the week commencing 08 September 2025.

Who can apply?

The role is open to Paramedics and Nurses with HCPC or NMC registration, meeting the job description and person specification. It is not suitable for NQP Paramedics or newly qualified nurses. Candidates should have a DipHE/FDg in nursing or paramedic sciences or an equivalent healthcare qualification.

Application process:

Complete an application via the NHS jobs website. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for assessment, which includes:

1. Systems OSCE
2. Interview

Role operation:

The role supports clinical decision-making through telephone consultation and face-to-face assessments, working in a solo capacity in response vehicles. Training in telephone triage will be provided. Practitioners will not respond to emergencies under blue light conditions.

This advert closes on Sunday, 31 August 2025.