NHS 111 Senior Clinical Advisor (Integrated Urgent Care)


Location
Wakefield, England
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
Profession
Ambulance and emergency care
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
13 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Fixed Term during training
Posted Date
01 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Mentorship and clinical supervision experience

  • Personal/Other

    Demonstrates sensitivity to the needs of individuals and groups . Ability to make rapid clinical decisions based on patient care needs.

  • Skills and Competencies

    Effective communicator (both verbal and written)

  • Skills and Competencies

    Ability to prioritise tasks and to manage conflicting demands on time and resources, to deliver objectives within strict deadlines.

  • Skills and Competencies

    Competent and confident in basic computer skills

  • Qualifications / Knowledge.

    Registered Midwife or Nurse (Adult RN1 RNA, Mental Health RN3 RNMH, Learning Disabilities RN5 RNLD, Children RN8 RNC) or Registered Paramedic (HCPC)

  • Qualifications / Knowledge.

    Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

  • Qualifications / Knowledge.

    Substantial clinical experience in a range of settings. In-depth knowledge of a specialist clinical area

  • Qualifications / Knowledge.

    Evidence of consolidating post qualification practice, preferably across a range of clinical settings

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience of remote clinical triage and assessment.

Job overview

Recruiting for our Rotherham and Wakefield call centres

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is now recruiting for Senior Clinical Advisors.

Our NHS 111 (Integrated Urgent care) call centres are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and motivated clinicians to join our growing team of healthcare professionals.

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

We have vacancies at our Rotherham and Wakefield call centre with a range of rota’s we can discuss with you.

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.

Our multi-disciplinary team of staff provide a high level of clinical care to patients across the Yorkshire and Humber region, using telephone communication systems. Our clinical staff are highly skilled in the field of remote clinical triage and assessment, supported by computer-based decision-supporting tools.

Training

You will commence your role on a training contract until successful completion of your training, following this you will then be moved onto a permanent contract. Training will be 7 weeks full time.

We do not have any homeworking opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, we offer a high standard and professional service to our patients, supporting them by providing high level, evidence-based care, where necessary signposting to the most appropriate service or care provider including, ambulance dispatch and the wider community based services.

As part of working within the IUC team, you will be offered training and support into the field of remote clinical triage and assessment, with opportunity to progress and develop professionally through a verity of CPD opportunities. Telephone triage will support your on-going accreditation.

Unsocial hours payments

All time on Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am – time plus 30%

All time on Sunday and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) – time plus 60%

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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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 at Wakefield HQ on the 21st/22nd September 2026. 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 also at Wakefield HQ, on 28/29thSeptember 2026.

Please note: If you are unable to attend offered interview dates, please 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.

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