Senior Clinical Advisor

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading emergency service is seeking a Senior Clinical Advisor to deliver high-quality clinical assessments and oversee triage platforms, ensuring the provision of safe, evidence-based advice. This role emphasizes leadership in critical workstreams and involves the enhancement of service and patient outcomes through strategic initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Pay enhancements for out-of-hours work

Uniforms provided

Expert training from in-house clinical team

Opportunities for research and career progression

NHS Pension Scheme enrollment

Occupational Health support

NHS Discounts in over 200 stores

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site car parking

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience.
• Autonomous practitioner delivering clinical assessments.
• Support and lead multiple critical workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical telephone assessments.
• Lead and support key workstreams including Clinical Navigation.
• Monitor clinical compliance and contribute to quality improvement.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Critical thinking

Communication

Job description

Go back East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Advisor

The closing date is 20 July 2025

In this pivotal role, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, delivering high-quality clinical telephone assessments to patients with complex needs. Using advanced clinical judgement, critical thinking, and decision-making skills, you will provide safe, evidence-based advice and support to patients and colleagues alike.

You will play a key role in supporting and leading multiple critical workstreams, including Clinical Navigation, remote consultations, and dispatch stack safety. You will also provide senior clinical oversight across triage platforms such as PaCCS and GoodSAM, ensuring consistent, high-quality care and promoting alternative care pathways to reduce unnecessary ambulance dispatches.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to service improvement, mentor and support Clinical Advisors, and help shape the future of urgent and emergency care delivery. You'll also be involved in quality improvement projects, compliance monitoring, and the development of clinical strategies that enhance patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high-quality, autonomous clinical telephone assessments for patients with complex needs, using clinical assessment software and evidence-based guidelines.
• Apply critical thinking and advanced clinical judgement to provide safe advice, signpost to appropriate services, or arrange ambulance dispatch when necessary.
• Lead and support key workstreams including Clinical Navigation, remote consultations, and dispatch stack safety.
• Provide senior clinical support to EOC staff and oversee triage platforms such as PaCCS and GoodSAM.
• Promote alternative care pathways to reduce unnecessary hospital conveyance and support NHS system flow.
• Monitor clinical compliance, conduct audits, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and supervision of Clinical Advisors, contributing to training, performance reviews, and professional development.
• Communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and external services, including in high-pressure or sensitive situations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge in areas such as mental health, safeguarding, and urgent care, and apply this in clinical decision-making.
• Participate in service development projects, clinical governance activities, and Trust-wide initiatives to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.

About us

Why join the EOC Clinical Hub at East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust?

Working for us not only provides job satisfaction of knowing that what you do makes a real difference to our patients, but we offer a range of other great benefits too. We offer:

• Flexible approach to working patterns, understanding the importance of work-life balance, with a wide selection of rotas for part-time and full-time staff.
• Pay enhancements for out-of-hours, shift, and overtime working, along with career and salary progression and annual personal development reviews.
• Uniforms will be provided as we are a uniformed service.
• Expert training and support from our dedicated in-house clinical education team.
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression, and ongoing development.
• Regular shift patterns with scheduled meal breaks.
• Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Occupational Health support and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Discounts in over 200 stores including holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, and clothing.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £3500.
• An exceptional place to work, providing high-quality emergency care to save lives and make a difference to people with life-threatening illnesses or injuries.
• A first-class employer promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Free on-site car parking.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job description.

The duties and responsibilities will be undertaken in accordance with the Trust's policies, procedures, and practices, which may be amended from time to time. Patient safety is a key priority.

It is your responsibility to ensure full compliance with EMAS policies regarding patient safety, including Risk Management, Infection Prevention and Control, and Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

This job description is not exhaustive but indicates main areas of activity and involvement.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to assess for previous criminal convictions.

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a year, with unsocial payment in line with Agenda for Change.