EOC Senior Clinical Advisor (999)

Job overview

Are you looking to join an ambitious, challenging team that shares your passion for high-quality patient care? Would you like to be part of the Remote Patient Care team delivering an invaluable service to patients across Yorkshire?

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is recruiting Senior Clinical Advisors for our Emergency Operations Centres (999) in Wakefield and York. With exciting developments planned over the next few years, we are seeking highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed individuals to support these changes.

Applicants must be NMC RN1 or HCPC Paramedic registered. We cannot accept an NMC PRN Pin as it does not meet the role’s essential criteria.

This advert is open to internal and external applicants.

Internal paramedic applicants may work 100% as an EOC Senior Clinical Advisor or choose a rotational role of five weeks in their A&E operational role followed by five weeks in EOC. Your preference will be requested during the application process. This vacancy is for the Wakefield and York call centres only; Remote Hub vacancies will be advertised separately when available.

Training: You will begin on a training contract and move to a permanent contract after successfully completing training. Homeworking is not available.

Opportunities are available to work Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 22:00, alongside the usual 24/7 rota. If interested in the Monday-to-Friday option, this can be discussed if you are successful through the process.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Clinical Advisor is responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs, utilising evidence-based practice, professional clinical judgement, supported by decision support software, to achieve appropriate safe clinical outcomes for our patients.

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

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

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

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Work with a variety of clinical specialists to ensure safe clinical processes for patients
• The ability to make quick safe clinical decisions under pressure and the ability to assess and identify red flag symptoms and conditions
• Undertake referrals to internal and external clinicians

You will provide a medical assessment, medication advice, health information and implement care packages to a range of individuals, liaising with other agencies and healthcare providers, as necessary.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be successful in this role you should be a registered professional (for example, a registered Nurse or Paramedic) and have experience of undertaking clinical assessment within an acute or primary care setting.

For full details please see the attached Job Description.

Please note: We do offer part time roles however the training and mentorship period is full time for 7 weeks.

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Assessment and Interview Information

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend an in-person assessment on the 1st/2nd October 2026 at Wakefield HQ. Candidates will be required to pass both a telephone triage assessment and a short clinical-based assessment.

If successful at the assessment stage, you will then be invited back to an in-person interview on either 8th/9th October 2026, also at Wakefield HQ.

Please note: If you are unable to attend on these dates, we kindly ask that you wait and apply in the next recruitment round, as alternative interview dates or remote interviews cannot be accommodated.

If you have previously applied and were unsuccessful at the assessment or interview stage you must wait three months before reapplying. Any applications submitted within three months of an unsuccessful outcome will be automatically withdrawn. Interview shortlisting is based on the same criteria used in the previous recruitment cycle. We therefore strongly recommend allowing a minimum of three months to further develop your skills and experience to improve your chances of success in future recruitment rounds.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.