# Clinical Advisor - Paramedic - (Secondment) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-advisor-paramedic-secondment/0d097a89-0045-4612-b05f-98dd214cf261 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-advisor-paramedic-secondment/0d097a89-0045-4612-b05f-98dd214cf261.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London Ambulance Service NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Paramedic - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum - **Contract type:** Secondment: 6 months - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T13:41:15.092Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/London_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Clinical_advisor_Paramedic_Band_Secondment/Clinical_advisor_Paramedic_Band_Secondment-v8171550 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8171550?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Main duties of the job Assess, triage, treat, diagnose, discharge and refer patients appropriately, identifying red flags and managing clinical risk in both acute and chronic conditions. Provide clear, accurate clinical advice, self‑care guidance and targeted worsening advice, ensuring patients understand when and how to seek further help. Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records in line with information governance and confidentiality requirements. Provide mentorship, coaching and support to new and existing Clinical Advisors, contributing to learning, development and maintenance of high clinical standards. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Clinical Advisor (Paramedic/Nurse) works within the Clinical Hub, 999 Operations, delivering safe, high‑quality Hear & Treat telephone assessments to patients of all ages with a wide range of physical and mental health conditions. The post holder uses professional clinical judgement alongside the Manchester Triage System (MTS) to assess risk, identify red‑flag symptoms and ensure patients are directed to the most appropriate care pathway. The role requires excellent communication skills, compassion, resilience and the ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced emergency call‑centre environment, while upholding the Trust’s values of Caring, Respect and Teamwork and supporting the development of colleagues. - Provide high‑quality, safe and clinically effective telephone assessments, triaging and managing patients using professional judgement and the Manchester Triage System (MTS). - Assess, triage, treat, diagnose, discharge and refer patients appropriately, identifying red flags and managing clinical risk in acute and chronic presentations. - Deliver clear clinical advice, self‑care guidance and targeted worsening advice, ensuring patients understand when and how to seek further care. - Support patients to access the most appropriate care pathway, helping to minimise unnecessary hospital admissions where clinically appropriate. - Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records in line with information governance and confidentiality requirements. - Liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies, including emergency call handlers, operational staff, GPs, hospitals, NHS 111 and community services, to ensure safe patient outcomes. - Act independently within scope of practice, escalating concerns, safeguarding issues or factors affecting service delivery to Clinical Support Managers when required. - Use advanced communication, listening and probing skills to manage complex, emotive or challenging calls, including the use of language support services where needed. - Mentor, coach and support new and existing Clinical Advisors, contributing to learning, development and the maintenance of high clinical standards. - Participate in clinical supervision, audit, quality improvement activity and incident investigation to support clinical governance and service development. - Work in accordance with Trust policies, professional codes (NMC/HCPC), safeguarding requirements, health and safety legislation, equality and diversity principles, and Trust values. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration clinical experience in primary, urgent, emergency care or ambulance settings - Experience of liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, agencies and a variety of stakeholders ### Personal Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work effectively as part of a team in addition to working confidently as an autonomous practitioner - Excellent understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity - Good quality application in terms of legibility, spelling and grammar ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Ability to confidently use a computer and move quickly between different applications - Excellent communication skills including the ability to listen and question appropriately and deliver continuous and challenging information ### Qualifications, Accreditations, Education **Essential** - Professional clinical qualification and active registration with relevant regulator, eg. NMC/HCPC registration - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and revalidation ## Documents - [using artificial intelligence (ai) (pdf, 378.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2945) - [clinical advisor paramedic - secondment (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10473798) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.