Senior Clinical Advisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior Clinical Advisor to perform telephone assessments of patients of all ages, offering medication advice and directing care levels, including home management when appropriate.

The role includes leadership, supervision and mentoring of students and clinicians, requiring degree-level education and regulatory registration. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and may participate in CDSS training as needed.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent and registered with the appropriate regulatory body.
• Substantial clinical experience across multiple settings.
• Willing to participate in CDSS training if required.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

• Carry out telephone assessment using professional clinical judgement with NHS Pathways support.
• Assess and deliver care to patients of all ages, including those with complex needs.
• Provide medication advice and health information.
• Support appropriate level of care and home management where possible.
• Lead, supervise and mentor students and clinicians; work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Lead and manage complex, unpredictable patient presentations and inform practice with evidence.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Leadership

Mentoring

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Telephone assessment

Continuing professional development

Education

Degree-level education

NMC/HCPC registration

Tools

NHS Pathways

CDSS training

Job description

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