Community Triage Nurse
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Tamworth
Community Triage Nurse
Salary not available. View on company website.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Tamworth
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 4 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: f4daedcfb2ec4581894d8b6a07a3634d
Full Job Description
- Work as a triage staff nurse with a professional and clinical knowledge of community nursing. Whilst not providing regular face to face patient contact the post holder will need to maintain an up to date knowledge of the clinical aspects of community nursing in order to resolve clinical queries over the phone and to enable effective remote assessment and clinical triage. This includes palliative care (particularly symptom management and support to families in the last few days of life); wound care; medication management; diabetes management; catheter and bowel care., Demonstrate competence in remote clinical triage through successful completion of induction; probation and through performance review at monthly supervision with line manager.
- Demonstrate MPFT Values at all times.
- Work as a triage staff nurse with a professional and clinical knowledge of community nursing. Whilst not providing regular face to face patient contact the post holder will need to maintain an up to date knowledge of the clinical aspects of community nursing in order to resolve clinical queries over the phone and to enable effective remote assessment and clinical triage. This includes palliative care (particularly symptom management and support to families in the last few days of life); wound care; medication management; diabetes management; catheter and bowel care.
- Have an understanding of the scope of the community nursing service and the role of other MPFT and external services within each Primary Care Network. To ensure referrals are directed to the most appropriate service (including directing to emergency services where needed).
- Occasional delivery of care to patients in a community setting in order to maintain up to date clinical experience.
By joining Team MPUFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by
Excellent NHS Pension scheme - Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.