NHS 111 Clinical Advisor inDorking inDorking PUBLISHED 24 DEC 2023

JOB SUMMARY

You will be responsible for assessing callers with a wide spectrum of clinical conditions; advising them on home care management, next steps and referring them on to further care when appropriate. The computer-based clinical decision system will facilitate and support the advice given.

NHS 111 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.

This is an excellent opportunity to build on your
Nursing or Paramedic experience
and to continue to deliver outstanding patient care
without the physical demand
of acute work.

What your typical day looks like

• You will be working with patients and providing them with
  telephone triage
  
  using the NHS Pathways systems.
  
• In 111 we get calls about pretty much anything, hence
  no two-days will be the same.
  However, you
  will receive a lot of support from the software systems as well as your team.
  
• You will be able to
  plan your working hours
  to fit with your lifestyle and log off when your shift is over. You will know your start and finish time.
• You will report into the Clinical Team Leader and Clinical Leads,
  have regular 1:1 meeting. You will benefit from coaching, mentoring and development plans to support your career aspirations.
  

Here at Practice Plus group we value
work life balance and create bespoke rota patterns
to fit around yours needs as we together provide the highest standards of healthcare to our patients.
We offer flexible working including hybrid or homeworking opportunities.

We have exciting news:
we are introducing a new red zone weekend rate
(from Fridays 18:00 to Mondays 7:00am) of
£28 per hour, and it will go live as of 1stof February 2024
. We offer competitive rates, equivalent to band 7 and band 8a. Typically, a Clinical Advisor could earn anywhere
between £47,400 to £54,140 working full time equivalent of 38.5 hours per week.

You`ll be trained on NHS Pathways systems, a recognisable licence that you`ll receive on completion of training. Our two training options are:

• Full-Time
  Monday-Friday (9am-5pm) for four weeks
  
• Part-Time
  Tues, Weds, Thurs (6pm-9.30pm) and Sat-Sun (9am-5pm) for five weeks
  

You must be able to attend every training day
. This is followed by a further eight weeks support before you can be signed off to work on your own. Post training, you will work your bespoke shift pattern,
we offer part-time of full-time hours ranging from 16 - 38.5 hours

per week.

We are looking for:

• UK Registered Nurse (NMC) or Paramedic (HCPC) with appropriate post-registration acute Primary Care experience.
• Excellentlistening and communicationskills, with good IT and keyboard skills.
• A realpassionfor providing outstanding patient care, with a commitment to making the most of continuous learning withina well-structured, well-supported team.

You`ll receive:

• Pay:£22.39 per hour(7am-11pm) and£25.46 per hour(11pm-7am), with further pay enhancements of£28.00 per hourwhen workingbetween Friday 18:00 to Monday 7:00am
• Any training hours will be paid at£22.39 per hour
• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service up to 28 days per year + bank holidays.