EOC Senior Clinical Advisor (999)

Job summary

Are you looking to be part of an ambitious and challenging team whoshareyour passion for high quality patient care?

Would you like to be part of the Remote Patient Care team delivering an invaluable service to the patients of Yorkshire?

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is now recruiting forSenior Clinical Advisorsin ourEmergency OperationsCentres(999)based in Wakefield and York.

Here at Yorkshire AmbulanceService we have exciting developments and opportunities lined up over the next few years and are looking for individuals who are highly motivated,enthusiasticand committed to assist with these changes.

We are currently only recruiting clinicians who are NMC RN1 or HCPC Paramedic registered.We do not accept NMC PRN Pin as it does not fulfil the essential criteria for the role.

This advert is open to externaland internalapplicants.

Internal Paramedic Applicants:You can choose to work 100% as an EOC Senior Clinical Advisor or opt for a rotational role spending 5 weeks in your A&E operational role and 5 weeks in EOC. Your preference will be requested during the application process. Please note - This vacancy is only for Wakefield & York callcentres. Remote Hub vacancies will be advertised separatelywhen available.

Training:You willcommenceyour role on a training contract until successful completion of yourtraining, followingthis you will then be moved onto a permanent contract. We do not have anyhomeworkingopportunities.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Clinical Advisoris responsible forthe assessment of health and clinical needs,utilisingevidence-based practice, professional clinical judgement, supported by decision support software, to achieveappropriate safeclinical outcomes for our patients.

This requires generalist and specialist skills as a healthcareprofessional to assess and deliver care to patients.

Applicants should have experience in emergency care, assessment of high acuity symptoms, a broad knowledge ofconditionsand an understanding of red flag symptoms and consequence.

As a Senior Clinical Advisor, you will need to be able todemonstratethe following key skills:

• Undertake referrals to internal and external clinicians

You will providea medicalassessment, medication advice, healthinformationand implement care packages to a range of individuals, liaising with other agencies and healthcare providers, as necessary.

Job responsibilities

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically coversnearly6,000square milesof varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas,coastlineand inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week,emergencyand healthcare service.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Benefits:

• Well respected,committedand supported staff networks for our workforce.