Job summary
- Main area
- Outreach Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 174-OP-060126
- Employer
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wakefield HQ
- Town
- Wakefield
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Outreach Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to work within the Outreach team focusing on the needs of complex patients within a care facility and/or their own home.
The work is hybrid but travel between HQ and patient locations or care facilities may be required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is an experienced clinician (Nurse, Paramedic, or other Health Care Professional) who is accountable for the identification, coordination and management of complex callers and care facilities within their geographic area, working closely with their local and/or regional multidisciplinary teams.
The post holder will have a key day-to-day advisory and investigative role as a specialist advisor in Care Homes and complex callers.
They will also be responsible for developing and maintaining key relationships with internal and external stakeholders including, acute and primary care providers, community-based teams, NHS 111/OOH providers, mental health, social services and Police.
Working alongside the clinical area teams, clinical pathways team, and external agencies to identify unmet needs and appropriate pathways for these patients.
Working for our organisation
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.
We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.
We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.
Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
Benefits:
• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
• Contributory Pension.
• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will cover West Yorkshire ICB Care facilities. An interest in the health of our aging population is essential and a commitment to improving the relationship between our health professionals and care home staff to obtain the most appropriate outcome for the patient.
Support and guidance will be provided but the practitioner needs to be comfortable working autonomously and managing their own diary.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Registered Health Care professional (Level 1 Registered Nurse, Paramedic, OT, Physio, Social Worker etc.)
- Significant post registration experience in pre- hospital or community setting
- Effective engagement and influencing skills, with an ability to negotiate and influence people with tack and discretion, leaving individuals satisfied with outcomes whilst maintaining Trust policies and procedures
- Competent in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint and Teams
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of wider healthcare community services and the interface with emergency care services
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Anglicas
- Job title
- Frequent Caller Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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