CSD Clinician Nurse / Paramedic

Rcnilearning; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced EOC Triage Clinician to enhance the emergency services team. The role involves performing remote clinical assessments and ensuring patients receive timely medical intervention. Successful candidates will be registered healthcare professionals with experience in emergency care and familiarity with remote triage. Opportunities for career progression and professional development, including access to CPD resources and higher education modules, are provided, alongside competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive NHS salary

27 days holiday plus increasing with service

Generous Pension Scheme

Free parking

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with relevant experience.
• Experience dealing with diverse age and social groups.
• Understanding of remote care and triage assessment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct remote clinical assessment and triage for incoming patients.
• Collaborate with medical dispatchers to provide acute care advice.
• Support new clinicians with guidance and mentorship.

Skills

Emergency care experience

Data input proficiency

Broad healthcare community understanding

Education

Registered Healthcare Professional

Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced Nurse / Paramedic looking to expand your clinical knowledge and skill-set within the Emergency Services environment?

We are currently recruiting Nurses / Paramedics with emergency or primary care triage experience to join our multi-disciplinary clinical team within the Emergency Operations Centres (EOC).

We will be recruiting to a variety of rotas, however, colleagues will be required to work a full range of shifts, including night shifts.

Our Emergency Operations Centres are made up of the following staff groups:

• Emergency Medical Dispatchers (999 Call Takers)
• Dispatchers
• EOC Triage Clinicians

Who all work collaboratively to ensure our patients receive the most appropriate medical intervention, guidance and support at their time of need.

The EOC Clinical Team is a multi-disciplinary team made up of:

• Nurses
• Mental Health Practitioners
• Paramedics
• Specialist Practitioners
• Doctors ACPs

What is an EOC Triage Clinician?

An EOC Triage Clinician provides a robust remote clinical assessment and triage of all patients and service users who contact 999. Alongside this, our Clinicians work alongside our Emergency Medical Dispatchers and Dispatch colleagues to provide acute medical advice and guidance to ensure every patient is getting the right care at the right time.

What support and development do I get as a clinician?

Within the EOC, we have a team of highly experienced Clinical Team Leaders and Senior Clinicians who are committed and dedicated to ensuring our clinical workforce have support and guidance when needed .

The Trust has recently been awarded NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award, meeting the required standard for best practice pastoral care. This is evidence of the Trust's commitment to staff wellbeing to both potential and existing employees.

Alongside this, we provide all clinicians with access to CPD opportunities, we are delighted to offer higher Education Modules , Funded Short Courses , Free CPD Events and access to e-Learning platforms .

Depending on your career ambitions, we also offer great career development opportunities either clinically or operational leadership.

Working for our organisation

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples’ lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria

• Registered Healthcare Professional
• Qualification or appropriate experience in basic computer literacy, including data input
• Portfolio of current, relevant practice

Desirable criteria

• Remote Decision Making module or equivalent
• Appropriate degree level or equivalent qualification

Previous experience Essential criteria

• Experience in dealing with a range of age and social groups
• Experience as a healthcare professional
• Understanding of the wider health care community within the context of remote care
• Experience in assessing and triaging a variety of presentations in emergency or primary care setting

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience with telephone triage
• Previous experience working in different healthcare settings.

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