North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Practitioner

The closing date is 18 January 2026

Job summary

Specialist Practitioner - Urgent Care (Nurse/Paramedic)

Department: Integrated Urgent Clinical Assessment Service (IUC CAS) within emergency Operations Centre (EOC)Salary: Band 7 £40,057-£45,839 per annum + unsocial enhancementsAre you an Advanced/Enhanced Practitioner with the skills to undertake remote assessment?Are you looking for a less physically demanding role?Do you want to make a difference to improve patient care on a region-wide basis?Do you want to work within a supportive team?

We have the role for you; come and join our Clinical Assessment Service.

Main duties of the job

As Specialist Practitioner - Urgent Care you will be joining our highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, responsible for undertaking remote clinical assessments for our patients accessing our fully integrated 111/999 service.You will be responsible for assessing patients, planning care, and referring onwards via either a telephone or video-consultation process.This is a unique role that requires a unique set of skills and experience. Experience of working in an urgent care and or an emergency care setting, along with some experience of telephone triage and history taking, would be advantageous.We can offer substantive full time/ part time or bank posts.

The team comprises Drs, Pharmacists, and Advanced/Specialist Practitioners, with a wider team of Senior Clinical Advisors, Health Advisors and more; all supporting each other to ensure the best quality of care for the region's patients and service users.Operating 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with flexible shift patterns. we offer working from one of our three sites at Newburn Riverside, Newcastle, Russell House, Hebburn or Winter House, Wynyard, Co Durham.This is an exciting opportunity with the real chance to make a difference to the patients of the North East directing how they can access urgent care to get the right treatment in the right place at the right time.Please join us and be part of the journey.If you have any questions regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact: Barbara.wells@neas.nhs.uk

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

From 01/04/25 If your role needs a DBS you'll be subject to salary deduction totaling £49.50, spread over first and second pay.

Date posted

05 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum + unsocial enhancements

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

340-SP-IUCCAS-01-26

Job locations

NEAS HQ Bernicia House

Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached to t his advert, where you will find full details of the role and its responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached to t his advert, where you will find full details of the role and its responsibilities.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

o HCPC Registered Paramedic or NMC registered Nurse
o Holds a BSc in an appropriate subject (or equivalent level 6 education*).*As determined by the senior clinical leadership team.
o PG Diploma (level 7) Advanced Clinical Practice or close equivalent* *As determined by the senior clinical leadership team

Desirable

o Non-medical Prescribing qualification and registration
o Holds the Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care College of Paramedics (Dip PUC) or Diploma in Urgent Medical Care faculty of pre-hospital care, Royal College of Surgeon's Edinburgh (DipUMC)
o Teaching and/or mentoring qualification.

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE

Essential

o Ability to apply advanced clinical assessment, clinical reasoning
o Ability to deliver advanced clinical skills and interventions

Desirable

o Experience of undertaking research and audit activities.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

o Significant autonomous (post preceptorship/NQP) experience in the urgent or pre-hospital care setting.
o Demonstrable portfolio of significant relevant and recent CPD.

Desirable

o Experience of working in other clinical settings and as a solo responder
o Experience of working in EOC/call centre/remote clinical assessment.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

o HCPC Registered Paramedic or NMC registered Nurse
o Holds a BSc in an appropriate subject (or equivalent level 6 education*).*As determined by the senior clinical leadership team.
o PG Diploma (level 7) Advanced Clinical Practice or close equivalent* *As determined by the senior clinical leadership team

Desirable

o Non-medical Prescribing qualification and registration
o Holds the Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care College of Paramedics (Dip PUC) or Diploma in Urgent Medical Care faculty of pre-hospital care, Royal College of Surgeon's Edinburgh (DipUMC)
o Teaching and/or mentoring qualification.

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE

Essential

o Ability to apply advanced clinical assessment, clinical reasoning
o Ability to deliver advanced clinical skills and interventions

Desirable

o Experience of undertaking research and audit activities.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

o Significant autonomous (post preceptorship/NQP) experience in the urgent or pre-hospital care setting.
o Demonstrable portfolio of significant relevant and recent CPD.

Desirable

o Experience of working in other clinical settings and as a solo responder
o Experience of working in EOC/call centre/remote clinical assessment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NEAS HQ Bernicia House

Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NEAS HQ Bernicia House

Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)