Triage Clinician

Main area Registered Nurse or Registered Allied Health Professional Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Two days per week, Thursday & Friday and includes weekend working via a rota) Job
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Site Phorpres Close Town Peterborough Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/08/2026 23:59

Previous applicants need not apply

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Triage Nurse/AHP to join the Operations Hub Intermediate Care Triage Team.

This pivotal role supports system flow, admission avoidance and timely discharge pathways through the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred triage.

You will act as the point of contact for hospital discharge referrals and urgent community referrals, you will use your clinical judgement to direct individuals to the most appropriate Intermediate Care pathway to ensure people receive the right care, first time.

Working within a virtual MDT with system partners, you will apply sound clinical judgement to direct individuals to the most appropriate Intermediate Care pathway.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates compassion, respect and collaboration, acts with integrity and accountability, and is committed to continual improvement in patient outcomes and service delivery.

If you are motivated by making a real difference to patient flow and outcomes, and thrive in a dynamic, system-facing role, we would love to hear from you.

• Comprehensive Triage of all referrals for the three Intermediate Care Services both hospital discharges and admission avoidance
• Timely, consistent triage aligned to agreed pathways criteria
• Clinically informed decisions
• Act as a central point of contact for system partners
• Contribute to MDT discussions to support pathway decisions making
• Strong triage, assessment and decision-making skills
• Understanding of discharge pathways and system flow
• Maintaining accurate documentation in line with governance standards
• Effective communication and partnership working
• Experience in community, acute trust patient flow or intermediate care pathways
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process
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