IUCS Single Point of Access - Senior Clinical Advisor

Job summary
Are you looking for a role with less physical demands and more flexible hours? We have exciting opportunities for reliable and passionate Nurses and Paramedics to give 100% patient care in a controlled environment.

The SPoA Senior Clinical Advisor role is a part time, 15 hours a week based within the Dorset Integrated Urgent Care hub at St Leonard's in Dorset. You will manage a caseload of patients, referred to the SPoA team via phone and email referral from a variety of care settings. Referrals include GP surgeries, 999, acute hospital wards, NHS 111 and other care teams.

As a SPoA Senior Clinical Advisor, you will provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery, considering people's safety, privacy and dignity at all times. Providing specialist care and interventions, assessments and treatments through the organisation of referrals to appropriate teams within the wider Dorset Healthcare team is fundamental within this role.

As a close knit team the mentorship, training and clinical support of other staff members is vital. There will also be the opportunity to offer mentorship and training to students.

You will actively promote and contribute to a performance culture in relation to the SPoA Team and Integrated Urgent Care service as well as all other clinical services provided by the organisation.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity.

To provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments and managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multidisciplinary care team.

To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users.

To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.

To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.

Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

Details
Date posted: 21 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £15,983 to £19,246 a year p.a.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 152-C257.26

Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and training

• Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty
• Membership of the relevant Professional Body
• Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio

Job specific experience

• Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level
• Experience of specialist working

Information technology/resources

• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems

Personal qualities/attributes

• Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority
• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
• Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
• Demonstrable ability to analyse situations and provide a resolution

Employer contact details
SPOA Duty Manager, Lennox Gordon, lennox.gordon@nhs.net, 03003690004

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.