Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Band 6 Triage Nurse

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new role within BCHC as a Band 6 Triage Nurse. The triage nurse will assess the new referral or message to determine when and if the patient requires a visit . You will act as an autonomous practitioner providing a comprehensive telephone triage and clinical assessment service to patients and/or their carers/relatives resulting in a safe and appropriate clinical decision.

There are 2 posts available in the west locality

Hawthorns - Based at Soho Health Centre

Trinity - Based at Aston Health Centre

Main duties of the job

The clinical triage role is based within the Planned Community Nurse Team supporting the clinical triage of new patient referrals and messages. These new referrals come through Single Point of Access (SPA) from the following services (GP/Hospital/Health Care Professionals/self-referral/social workers); the clinical triage role is to triage the referral/message against the IMT specification to determine if the patient meets the criteria for a Community Nurse Team visit. The role will also involve triaging messages from patients on the current caseload to establish if a visit is needed and the urgency of the visit. The post holder will also support in the rescheduling of patient visits and the review of the caseload the patient scheduling building

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Details

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-5428323-COM

Job locations

2 teams in the West locality - Hawthorns and Trinity

Birmingham

B6 6JA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Priority will be given to applicants who possess the District Nurse qualification or have completed the V150 prescribing course.

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses to join our teams; we provide integrated care to patients throughout Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust .

The ideal candidates must be an excellent communicator, team player and have sound clinical knowledge being able to work independently and as part of a team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Priority will be given to applicants who possess the District Nurse qualification or have completed the V150 prescribing course.

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses to join our teams; we provide integrated care to patients throughout Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust .

The ideal candidates must be an excellent communicator, team player and have sound clinical knowledge being able to work independently and as part of a team.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
  • Post Grad Degree or Evidence of relevant Degree level study (have gained if prescribing complete)
  • Nurse Prescriber or willing to undertake Module within 12 months of employment.
  • Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role
  • District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification, or willing to work towards equivalent modules

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
  • Excellent communication Analytical skills and a problem solving approach
  • Effective time management
  • Excellent organisational/ prioritisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines, often working with sensitive or contentious information within varying environments.
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge and implementation of NHS access targets.
  • Competent user of MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Patient Administration Systems.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • As per person specification

Other Job Requirements

Essential

  • As per person specification
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
  • Post Grad Degree or Evidence of relevant Degree level study (have gained if prescribing complete)
  • Nurse Prescriber or willing to undertake Module within 12 months of employment.
  • Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role
  • District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification, or willing to work towards equivalent modules

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
  • Excellent communication Analytical skills and a problem solving approach
  • Effective time management
  • Excellent organisational/ prioritisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines, often working with sensitive or contentious information within varying environments.
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge and implementation of NHS access targets.
  • Competent user of MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Patient Administration Systems.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • As per person specification

Other Job Requirements

Essential

  • As per person specification

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

2 teams in the West locality - Hawthorns and Trinity

Birmingham

B6 6JA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

2 teams in the West locality - Hawthorns and Trinity

Birmingham

B6 6JA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse

Sommer Matthews

sommer.matthews@nhs.net

07738121250

Details

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-5428323-COM

Job locations

2 teams in the West locality - Hawthorns and Trinity

Birmingham

B6 6JA


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