Job overview
Vacancies across the Trust area, Newburn, Hebburn and Wynyard
Are you considering your next step in your clinical career and want to work in a supportive environment? Use your skills and experience to serve and protect the people in your area.
Come and join the team.
We are looking for experienced clinicians to work full or part-time within our Integrated Urgent Care Clinical Assessment Service in order to assess and deliver care to patients across all age-groups, some with complex needs.
You will be providing assessment, medication advice and health information, supporting individuals to access the appropriate level of care including advice to manage their symptoms at home. Everyone at NEAS plays an important part in making sure all of our patients receive the correct treatment and care appropriate to their individual needs. It's an exciting environment to work in, and the job satisfaction immense.
It's an exciting environment to work in, and the job satisfaction immense.
Main duties of the job
Senior Clinical Advisors are required to work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the service provided by providing high-quality, evidence-based healthcare to the immediate needs of the patient.
You will require a critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge and have specialist knowledge and experience. A depth of knowledge and understanding which enables you to perform at a high level of practice, take a leadership role, use and develop evidence to inform your practice and deal with complex, unpredictable patient presentations. You will be responsible for the telephone assessment of health and clinical needs, utilising professional clinical judgement, supported by NHS Pathways and other suitable clinical decision support systems across both 111 and 999.
The role requires generalist and specialist skills to assess and deliver care to patients across all age-groups. You will provide assessment, medication advice and health information supporting individuals to access the appropriate level of care including advice to manage their symptoms at home. You will be responsible for the supervision, teaching and preceptorship, coaching and mentoring of other staff, which may include; students, other clinicians and health advisor.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description in order to access the full responsibilities of the Senior Clinical Advisor role.
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.
Person specification
Training
Essential
- Willing and able to participate in CDSS training if required. Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and lifelong learning.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the client group and evidence of related training. Previous competencybased training in relevant field. IT experience with word processing, spreadsheets and other packages.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial clinical experience in a range of settings. Experience of working in a multi-professional/multi-agency environment
Desirable
- Previous experience of supporting or managing change.
- Previous experience working within IUC / NHS 111 as clinical advisor or health advisor (or demonstrating a high degree of skill in remote patient assessment). Experience of coaching and mentoring others
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the appropriate regulatory body, e.g. as a Registered General Nurse, Paramedic Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Supervision/mentoring training or qualification Leadership/management training or qualification
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Advisor with North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in NEAS Headquarters. It is listed as a Band 6 Ambulance and emergency care role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: NB: whilst we endeavour to support flexible working this is role is not open for Bank working.. The application deadline is 30 Aug 2026.
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