About The Role

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NHS 111 Health Advisor | Located on site - Ipswich, Suffolk

Ready to take the next step in your career and make a real impact every day? This is your chance to train to be a Health Advisor and work in our vibrant 111-contact centre. If you're calm under pressure, empathetic, and passionate about providing vital care and support, we want to hear from you.

In this role, you will be at the forefront of helping people in need, guiding them through critical decisions with care and professionalism. You will triage a variety of calls, provide accurate assessments, and offer non-clinical advice using the NHS Pathways System.

To gain a better insight into the role, please feel free to click on the link to watch a video of a how a typical call might be like - simulation call

Employee Wellbeing and Benefits

At Practice Plus Group, we value and invest in our team. Here are some of the amazing benefits you’ll enjoy when you join us:

33 days annual leave, increasing with service up to 36 days per year (including bank holidays) to help you recharge.

Paid training and continuous learning opportunities to grow your career.

Competitive pension scheme with Scottish Widows or the Peoples Pension.

Salary Finance: Access to salary advances, loans, and government benefits.

Discounts & Perks: Enjoy exclusive discounts, including Blue Light Card, Costco membership, and more!

Cycle to Work Scheme, Eye Care Vouchers, and Holiday Sell-Back options for your convenience.

Wellbeing Support: Free 24/7 counselling and advice helpline, including free premium access to Headspace to support mental wellbeing.

Plus, we offer a range of additional benefits to enhance your lifestyle and wellbeing. For more details on our full benefits package, click here.

Pay Rates

£12.71 per hour (7am-11pm)

£15.72 per hour (11pm-7am)

Enhanced rate of £16.27 per hour when working between Friday 18:00 to Monday 7:00am.

Please note that the weekend rate is a none contractual incentive for working unsociable hours and you will be paid £12.71 during your training.

Working Hours

We understand the importance of flexibility – we are currently offering part-time and full-time shifts of 24, 30 or 37.5 hours per week - (there may be limited full-time availability - 37.5 hours), which will be discussed upon application - please feel free to reach out via email beforehand if you need to. Please note, this is not a regular 9 - 5 job, and some weekends and late night/overnight shifts are included.

Important: this role cannot be worked remotely, and you must be able to attend shifts in our 111- contact centre:

Unit 7, Delta Terrace, West Road, Ransomes Euro Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9FH

Training and Development

We offer extensive, fully paid training to equip you with the skills to become a qualified Health Advisor and learn the advanced NHS 111 triage tool.

Schedule: (add specific training dates below, depending on site)

Full-Time: Monday-Friday (9:30am-5pm) for 4 weeks

Part-Time: Tues, Weds, Thurs (6pm-9:30pm) and Sat-Sun (9:30am-5pm) for 6 weeks

Our current training date availability is:

Full-Time Course starting on 5th of May
Full-Time Course starting on 8th of June

It is essential that you attend training every day.
You will undergo assessments and call audits throughout training. Passing these is essential to continue with the role. Failure to pass on your second attempt will result in no longer being able to continue with the role.
After training, you will receive an additional 8 weeks of support to ensure you’re ready to be signed off as a fully accredited Pathways Health Advisor.

This training ensures you're ready to make an impact from day one, with ongoing support to help you succeed in your career.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

We are seeking professionals who have:

Emotional Resilience: Ability to manage difficult or distressed patients, especially in high-pressure situations.

Clear Communication: Ability to explain medical instructions and guidance in an easy-to-understand manner.

Decision-Making: Good judgment skills to assess patient conditions and provide accurate advice.

Attention to Detail: Meticulous in documenting and ensuring accurate patient information is provided.

Organizational Skills: Capable of managing multiple cases and prioritizing urgent calls.

IT Skills: Comfortable using computer systems and software, with the ability to quickly adapt to new tools and technologies

GCSE/Functional Skills English and Maths (or equivalent).

About us

At Practice Plus Group, we’re proud to be one of England’s leading independent NHS providers, revolutionising Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) with a fresh, innovative approach. We bring together NHS 111 call centres, clinical assessment services, and urgent care to ensure patients get the right care at the right time, in the right place. We treat everyone—patients and colleagues alike—how we’d want to be treated, and we are always striving to do things better, together. We embrace diversity and work as one big team to create a high-quality, caring experience for all. More about us

If you thrive in a compassionate, fast paced environment and are driven by making a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you!

For more information, please email Valentin Baciu on [email protected].

Please note, candidates are required to have full eligibility and unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. All offers of employment are contingent upon the 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.

Job Description

Suffolk NHS 111 Service

111 Call Handlers

£12.71 - £16.27

Permanent

Part Time

Rewards & Benefits

Flexible working

Physical and mental health support

Refer a friend scheme

Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility

Award winning ED&I programme

Training & Development

Tailored CPD training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System.

Extensive training courses accessible via Practice Plus Group Skills Academy.

Great development and career progression opportunities.

To be honest, this is the best place I have ever worked and I would like to stay with Practice Plus Group as long as possible. Practice Plus Group have been brilliant at understanding that I am going to be looking after my granddaughter, so it gives me a great work life balance.