UEC Clinician

Job summary
Urgency & Emergency Care Clinician (UECC) - Bolton, Carlisle and Liverpool.
Permanent and 12-month secondments vacancies (with a view to becoming permanent).
The post holder will work within our Integrated Contact Centres (ICC) based across the North West. As a UECC you will be responsible for the remote assessment of patients whilst ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care through the continuous achievement of high clinical standards. Further development will be offered once you have completed your initial training followed by a period of skill consolidation.
Once this period of consolidation is complete, the post holder will be required to develop additional skills to meet the needs of the service. These additional skills will include providing clinical advice to both clinical and non-clinical colleagues, supporting staff who are returning to practice or are new and require mentorship. You will be trained in other specialist skills such as managing the clinical queue and referring calls onto partner organisations who provide Clinical Assessment Services on behalf of NWAS.

Main duties of the job
What we are looking for:
Post registration clinical experience in a face to face, primary or acute care setting, emergency department or pre-hospital role.
Triage experience
Excellent leadership and mentoring skills to support staff.
Resilient, highly motivated and passionate about delivering outstanding patient care.
An ability to adapt to a new and challenging setting.
Basic computer skills.
What we offer in return:
Part time and full time opportunities are available.
Basic salary of £38,682 - £46,580 (pro rata for part time staff) plus A4C shift enhancements.
Access to paid CPD time
Access to numerous staff benefits such as salary sacrifice schemes, physiotherapy and other welfare benefits.
Opportunities to develop knowledge and skills to support career progression.

About us
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Job responsibilities
Training Information:
Training for this role is on a full-time basis and lasts between 6 and 8 weeks. The classroom element of the training is Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00 for 2 weeks, with mentorship taking place working shifts with experienced staff taking live calls. Candidates must ensure that they are able to commit to this training IN FULL, as no annual leave can be taken whilst in training.
Training courses are currently planned throughout 2026 at venues across the North West. Specific dates will be discussed with successful candidates once any offer of employment is made.
Remote triage within ICCs is delivered on a 24/7 basis, with post holders being expected to work a variety of shifts which will include full night shifts, Bank Holidays, and other Public Holidays.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a simulated telephone assessment which will take place over Teams the W/C 10 August 26
Successful candidates from the first stage will then be invited to a F2F interview during W/C 17 August 26.
Please note that if you are not available to attend any part of the process on the dates above, further dates will not be offered as part of this recruitment.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please ensure you read the full Job Description and Person Specification and demonstrate how your knowledge and experience meets the criteria contained within those documents in your supporting statement.

Person Specification
Skills / Competencies

• Ability to effectively work as a team
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary boundaries
• Ability to identify own developmental needs
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• IT literate with good keyboard skills
• Required to use a VDU for periods during the working day
• Able to undertake prolonged concentration

Qualifications / Knowledge

• Registered Paramedic or Adult Nurse - member of the Health Professions Council (HPC) or member of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (UK) (NMC)
• Completion of Newly Qualified Period
• Excellent knowledge of Pre-hospital Care Provision
• Evidence of CPD

Experience

• Appropriate post registration clinical experience in a face to face primary or acute care setting, emergency department or pre-hospital role OR evidence of credible experience in a previous role
• Awareness and/ or experience of working toward performance and quality targets and the contribution these make to patient care
• Experience of autonomous decision making

Values / Behaviours

• Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable
• Flexibility of working hours and location

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.