Band 8a
Main area Specialist Clinician Remote Care (Learning Disability) Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Post can be considered for 30 or 37.5 hours) Job ref 020-AHP029-0425
Site National Role - to be confirmed on interview
Salary £54,550 - £61,412 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/04/2025 23:59
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received. If you are successful and shortlisted for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Therefore, please ensure you check your email account regularly.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Job overview
This is an amazing time to be joining the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) Quality, Safety and Patient Experience Directorate who are continuing their journey supporting service users in Wales to access the right care, treatment and health information first time for urgent and emergency health needs. To ensure that these services are clinically led and quality-driven, WAST has developed and invested in a clinical leadership structure specifically focusing on remote clinical care. The successful candidate will be dynamic and passionate about providing high-quality care for service users across NHS Wales. They will have specialist skills and experience working with people with a learning difficulty, a clinical awareness of remote clinical care decision-making and triage, and have the skills and knowledge to combine both specialisms to deliver high-quality care to patients when making contact with WAST.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The primary role of the Specialist Clinician Remote Care (Learning Disability) will be to contribute to the Trust’s clinical agenda by providing strong professional clinical leadership within remote clinical care to the remote clinical team, both qualified and non-qualified colleagues.
Working in partnership with senior management teams, ensure the development and maintenance of sound clinical and quality performance management arrangements and the development of clinical and quality performance measurement systems. Along with the Consultant Clinician, they will be accountable for the assurance and improvement of the requisite clinical and quality metrics determined by the organisation.
The post-holder will be a key role in the clinical development and delivery of remote clinical care, contributing to the overall operational and strategic development of the Trust to deliver remote clinical triage services of the highest possible standards. In addition, this role will work with specialist groups to develop opportunities for the organisation to increase its clinical delivery abilities.
The post holder will be clinically accountable to the Trust for leading a clinical service, ensuring the delivery of key objectives across a broad set of clinical priorities within remote clinical decision-making and telephone triage; and working in partnership with Health Board colleagues with a specific clinical focus in GP Out of Hours.
Working for our organisation
Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.
The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.
Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Professional registration (NMC, HCPC).
* Competent clinical skills and knowledge across all areas of learning disability practice.
* Level 7 Education relevant to the area of practice.
* Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience to conduct clinical consultation and/or examination relevant to learning disability practice.
* Significant post-registration experience in a range of learning disability settings.
* Knowledge and application of research methodologies and clinical audit techniques.
* After suitable training and education programmes, the ability to apply clinical practice in a remote setting, including video and telephone consultation, remote monitoring, and virtual ward settings.
* Knowledge and understanding of current professional learning disability issues and the national learning disability agenda.
* Management/Leadership qualification or possess equivalent skills and experience.
* Experience in remote clinical practice (video, telephone, remote monitoring, virtual wards).
* Knowledge of learning disability telephone triage or advice line services.
Experience
* Experience providing clinical leadership, motivating, and supporting clinicians through change.
* Experience in applying research methodologies and clinical audit techniques.
* Proven track record of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience in providing care to a range of respiratory patients in multiple settings.
* Experience in working in telephone triage or advice line services.
* Experience in teaching multi-professional staff.
* Experience in staff management and professional development.
Skills and Attributes
* Clinical skills competence for environment/ setting.
* Demonstrate leadership/supervision experience.
* Positive and professional outlook to work.
* Welsh Language Skills are desirable at level 1 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
* Ability to travel throughout the organisation.
Other
* Satisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance, including an/ Adults and Children's Barred List check.
The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh. Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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