Specialist Clinician Remote Care

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WAST) within the Quality, Safety and Patient Experience Directorate, supporting service users across Wales to access the right care, treatment, and health information for urgent and emergency health needs. As part of our clinical leadership structure, you’ll play a pivotal role in the ongoing development and transformation of remote clinical care for patients assessed by our remote integrated care teams (NHS 111 / 999).

You’ll work in partnership with internal colleagues and external partners across urgent, unscheduled, emergency, and primary care settings to develop and maintain high-quality assessment strategies, guidelines, treatment pathways, and quality performance indicators. You’ll also contribute to education, research, clinical practice, and leadership activities that shape remote service delivery in line with national clinical careers frameworks.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the development and delivery of remote clinical care, providing strong professional clinical leadership to qualified and non-qualified colleagues.
• Plan and implement clinical practice changes to improve patient outcomes, progressing these through governance processes.
• Monitor and assess clinical indicators, patient safety data, and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Support and lead research, innovation, and improvement projects across the health and care sector in Wales.
• Communicate highly complex and sensitive information with patients and clinicians, facilitating collaborative approaches for best outcomes.
• Continue to work clinically for 10–20% of your time while developing expertise in remote care and building networks across Wales.
• Develop and deliver formal training and teaching packages to support remote assessment of patients.
• Explore and implement new digital clinical systems and technologies, including AI and remote monitoring.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.