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Job summary

Main area
Telephone Consultation
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent: N/a
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Working a 24/7 rota, this includes nights, weekends and bank holiday as per rostering.)
Job ref
335-A-1464
Employer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bracebridge Emergency Operations Centre
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/05/2024 23:59

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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Nurse / Paramedic Clinical Advisor (Lincolnshire)

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).


 

Job overview

Come and join us

Your skills and experience are vital in delivering outstanding patient centred care to the 4.8 million people we serve in the East Midlands.

Why be a Clinical Advisor for East Midlands Ambulance Service?

  • Working for us is an experience like no other, to work within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver the right care, right time, right place to your patients.
  • You will make a difference every day to patients and their families in emergency and non-emergency situations.
  • You will have countless opportunities to progress; enjoy continuous professional development, helping you to develop your skills, gain new ones, and career progression.
  • You will be an autonomous clinician using your experience, knowledge and background to make key decisions to achieve the best outcome for the patient.
  • With annual reviews and the support of our team, you will have career potential that matches your ambitions.
  • Support and improve your work life balance with a regular predictable shift pattern with a scheduled finish time
  • Working in the emergency operations centre offers regular on time finishes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the remote assessment of health and clinical needs, utilising professional clinical judgement, supported by decision support software. This requires specialist consultation skills as a clinician to ensure that the patient receives the most appropriate care from us.

As a 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
  • Undertake referrals to internal and external clinicians

Working for our organisation

Why join the EOC Clinical Hub at East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust?

Working for us not only provides job satisfaction of knowing that what you do makes a real difference to our patients, but we offer a range of other great benefits too. We offer:

  • Flexible approach to working patterns, we understand the importance of a work life balance and have a wide selection of rotas for part-time and full-time staff.
  • Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working, career and salary progression and annual personal development review.
  • We are a uniformed service and uniform will be provided.
  • Expert training and support from our dedicated in-house clinical education team.
  • Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
  • Regular shift pattern with scheduled meal breaks.
  • Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
  • Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
  • NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
  • Childcare vouchers.
  • Cycle to work scheme up to £3500.
  • Peer to Peer support networks.
  • An exceptional place to work to provide high-quality emergency care to save lives and make a difference to people with life-threatening illnesses or injuries.
  • A first-class employer, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion of our employees.
  • Free on-site car parking

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of the Trust, which may be amended from time to time. Patient Safety is a key priority for the Trust.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you are fully compliant with EMAS policies and procedures in respect of patient safety, for example Risk Management, Infection Prevention and Control, Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, but to give an indication of the main areas of activity and involvement.

Person specification

Person Specification

Essential criteria
  • 3 years post registration experience
  • Willingness to complete NHS Pathways and/or PACCs training
Desirable criteria
  • NHS pathways or PACCs trained
  • Telephone consultation experience
  • 2 years experience of working in an emergency care setting in the last 3 years

Registration

Essential criteria
  • HCPC/NMC registration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nichola Haywood
Job title
EOC Clinical Workforce Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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