Band 6 Triage Nurse- Quinbourne | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Please note, this is an internal vacancy and only employees of Birmingham Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC), Trust Bank and agency staff engaged with BCHC are eligible to apply at this time. Previous applicants please do not apply. 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. Please note that over the next 6-12 months there will be changes to community nursing teams across the Central and South localities as part of a programme of transformation therefore although you will be based within a locality your base may change when in post. 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 IMPORTANT

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  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.

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands. If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you. Priority will be given to applicants who possess the District Nurse qualification or have completed the V150 prescribing course.