# Nurse Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nurse-advisor/22036861-1e22-45ac-b5a4-b0a05846ac5c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nurse-advisor/22036861-1e22-45ac-b5a4-b0a05846ac5c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T23:03:20.826Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CCAG/CCAG-v8060375 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060375?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Combined Community and Acute Care group are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic Nurse Advisors to work on on a part time or full time basis. This role is varied ensuring robust procedures are in place to deliver high standards of clinical care and safety. To be involved in the delivery of current and new projects city-wide,  offering appropriate timely intervention to support recovery and independence. This role is fundamental offering a wide choice of referral routes to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, reduce duplication for service users ensuring value for money. The post will involve working with a range of colleagues in primary and secondary health, social care and the voluntary sector. Applicants must be a Registered Nurse and will have relevant post-registration experience in primary care and be able to evidence knowledge of specialist long term condition management. Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills plus the ability to critically analyse and prioritise workload.  A flexible approach to this role is required as SPA will be developing into a 24 hour service, the post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays. SPA will provide a comprehensive induction programme which will support you in delivering timely and clinically effective advice and assessments. ### Main duties of the job The nurse advisor will contribute to the delivery of high-quality nursing care through receiving and responding to callers accessing the SPA line. They will assess health care needs and ensure referral to the appropriate health care provider in accordance with clinical need, and signpost to social and voluntary sector. The nurse advisor will take responsibility for the delivery of the service during a defined period on duty. To work within Primary Care and interface services to provide a high quality evidenced based support and advice to patients, carers, families and staff across the interface pathway. Work as an autonomous practitioner and provide a holistic approach to provide a high standard of clinical expertise in the process of telephone triage assessment, planning treatment education and advice given to patients, carers and other health and social care professionals. To have ongoing responsibilities for the implementation, evaluation and reassessment of patient’s needs. This role supports the team leader by supervising and leading the staff within the single point of access in their absence. Promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment to individuals, groups and communities. To maintain PROUD values and behaviours within the service delivery. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Job Details Combined Community and Acute Care group are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic Nurse Advisors to work on on a part time or full time basis. This role is varied ensuring robust procedures are in place to deliver high standards of clinical care and safety. To be involved in the delivery of current and new projects city-wide, offering appropriate timely intervention to support recovery and independence. This role is fundamental offering a wide choice of referral routes to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, reduce duplication for service users ensuring value for money. The post will involve working with a range of colleagues in primary and secondary health, social care and the voluntary sector. Applicants must be a Registered Nurse and will have relevant post-registration experience in primary care and be able to evidence knowledge of specialist long term condition management. Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills plus the ability to critically analyse and prioritise workload. A flexible approach to this role is required as SPA will be developing into a 24 hour service, the post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays. SPA will provide a comprehensive induction programme which will support you in delivering timely and clinically effective advice and assessments. ## Job Description The nurse advisor will contribute to the delivery of high-quality nursing care through receiving and responding to callers accessing the SPA line. They will assess health care needs and ensure referral to the appropriate health care provider in accordance with clinical need, and signpost to social and voluntary sector. The nurse advisor will take responsibility for the delivery of the service during a defined period on duty. To work within Primary Care and interface services to provide a high quality evidenced based support and advice to patients, carers, families and staff across the interface pathway. Work as an autonomous practitioner and provide a holistic approach to provide a high standard of clinical expertise in the process of telephone triage assessment, planning treatment education and advice given to patients, carers and other health and social care professionals. To have ongoing responsibilities for the implementation, evaluation and reassessment of patient’s needs. This role supports the team leader by supervising and leading the staff within the single point of access in their absence. Promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment to individuals, groups and communities. To maintain PROUD values and behaviours within the service delivery. ## Responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous Primary care or community experience. - Broad understanding of Sheffield community services. - Knowledge of specialist long term condition management. - Knowledge of the management of acute episodes of illness. - Line management experience and knowledge of Human Resources processes. - Patient assessment skills and experience. - Telephone triage experience. **Desirable** - Adult protection. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse with current registration. - Educated to post graduate level (academic level 6) or demonstrable knowledge, training, and experience. - Specialist training experience, courses at diploma level. **Desirable** - Telephone triage. ### Special Skills/Aptitudes **Essential** - Enhanced verbal articulation, listening and interpersonal skills. - Enhanced decision-making skills. - IT literate. - Ability to work under pressure. - Able to prioritise and delegate. - Able to work autonomously and as part of a team. - Flexible to meet the needs of the service. **Desirable** - Knowledge of SystmOne. ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420) - [job description (pdf, 168.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353487) - [person specification (pdf, 32.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353488) - [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162) - [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165) - [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211) - [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894) - [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161) ## 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.