NHS 111 Health Advisor – Weekends Only – Ipswich

January 26, 2024

Job Description


Job title: NHS 111 Health Advisor – Weekends Only – Ipswich

Company: Practice Plus Group

Job description: About The Role

This fantastic job opportunity is challenging, and very rewarding, with every day you will be working in a fast, continuous and a very busy role, being part of a compassionate team bringing together the NHS 111 service, making an impact on people’s lives.

Please find the Health Advisor job description attached for further information.

To train to be a highly trained advisor you will need to be committed to attend one of our training dates. The full-time programmes runs over a four week period whilst the part-time training runs over a six week period.

Our next training dates available are:

  • Monday 4th March – Full Time – Monday to Friday (9:00am-5:00pm) for a total of 4 weeks

Saturday 9th March – Part Time – Sat & Sun (9am-5pm) including Tues, Weds, Thurs (5pm-9.30pm) for a total of 6 weeks

Shift available:

  • Saturday and Sunday, the minimum of 16 hours over the two days

Rates of Pay:

  • £11.48 per hour- daytime and during training (07:00-23:00)
  • £14.77 per hour – weekend night rate (23:00-07:00)

What you’ll be doing

Key Skills:

Experience of working in at least one or more of the following:

  • Customer Services
  • Contact Centres
  • Telephone based service
  • Healthcare

We are also looking for the following skills and experience:

  • good communication, listening and interpersonal skills
  • readiness to challenge the status quo
  • confidence to bring new ideas and suggest improvements
  • ability to work under pressure
  • commitment to organisational development and learning
  • ability to work on own imitative
  • flexible approach to work
  • client and quality focused
  • computer literate
  • ability to work unsocial hours including 24/7 shift work and Bank Holidays
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK and over 18 years of age

What we’ll look for in you

In addition to the above pay rates, we also offer:

  • 25 days annual leave, increasing with service up to 28 days per year + bank holidays
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • 2x Life Assurance
  • Contribution towards Eye test and Glasses.
  • Cycle to work scheme – offering discounts rates and payment plans of bicycles and equipment
  • Practice Plus Group perks -offering you discounts and cash back with large retailers.
  • Annual employee recognition award ceremony
  • Employee assistance programme, including support for you and your family
  • Occupational health support
  • Career development opportunities – access to continual professional development, internal opportunities within Practice Plus Group and more
  • Access to our bespoke e-learning system

If you’d like to learn more, please contact Nicola on

Please note that offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Practice Plus Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Expected salary: £11.48 per hour

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk

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