Nurse Team Manager - Telephone Triage Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: - Nurse Team Manager - Telephone Triage Practitioner

Trust: - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Location: - Abingdon Hospital

Pay Rates:Day : £ 27.01

Night: £ 35.11

Sun/Bank Holiday : £ 43.21

Shift Patterns: 4-5 hour shifts - evenings & 5 hour + shifts - weekends

Trust Info :-

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across the Thames Valley and beyond. As a large Trust, there is a variety of opportunities both in communities and hospitals. By working in partnership with a range of organisations such as universities, Oxford Health works hard to promote innovation in healthcare, support research and to train doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.

Why might this job interest you?

Being a Nurse Team Manager in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role that spans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics. It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring they can deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

What you can add:

• Comprehensive triage of patients referred to OOH by 111, take detailed history and formulate safe management plans
• be able to prescribe independently and follow NICE and Eolas prescribing guidelines.
• To always act in a professional manner. in accordance with professional body.
• To actively engage in the teaching, mentorship and supervision of junior staff and students.
• To contribute and support to organisational development and change as necessary.
• To contribute to the organisational management of the service on issues such as health and safety, use of supplies and following local policy regarding incident reporting.
• To work closely with the medical practitioners and other clinical colleagues in the
• provision of quality, evidence-based care to patients within the GP OOH service
• The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to providing a quality, evidence based service, excellence in clinical practice, this together with continuous professional development are integral to the role and development of the service.
• To work in accordance with the NMC and HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of his/her own professional activities and to always manage clinical risk within own caseload, whilst remaining responsible to the Senior Clinical lead for the GP OOH service.
• To work in close partnership and liaison with primary care, acute and specialist services, Urgent Community Response (UCR), Hospital at Home, Single Point of
• Access (SPA), Community Services, social services, mental health services and voluntary services both clinically and in relation to service development.
• To refer to OoH clinical guidelines to support practice
• Maintain best practices through appropriate use of research evidence and national guidelines, e.g. NICE.
• To be actively involved in the audit of own and service outcomes as required.
• Maintain mandatory training

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

What youll need:

Qualifications:-

• Registered General Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional
• Post Registration Qualification in Minorn Illness (Level 7)
• Advanced Clinical Assessment Qualification
• V300 Non-Medical Prescribing
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent

Experience:-

• Significant experience at Band 7 equivalent in assessment of minor illness
• Competent in using Evidence Based Practice
• Experience in Telephone triage within primary care for acute illness presentation
• Proficient IT skills
• Work within their own limitations and seek support from senior colleagues when required.
• Experience working in MDT

Skills & Aptitudes:-

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable
• Assertive and confident
• Able to work independently
• Effective role model
• Active team member
• Approachable
• Diplomatic
• Committed to personal growth
• Committed to constant review and change

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience at Band 7 equivalent in assessment of minor illness
• Competent in using Evidence Based Practice
• Experience in Telephone triage within primary care for acute illness presentation
• Proficient IT skills
• Work within their own limitations and seek support from senior colleagues when required

Desirable

• Experience working in MDT

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional
• Post Registration Qualification in Minor Illness (Level 7)
• Advanced Clinical Assessment Qualification
• V300 Non-Medical Prescribing

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification or equivalent

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.

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Oxford Health Nhs Foundation Trust

Horspath Driftway

Headington

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Employer's website

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