Community District Nurse Triage Team Band 6

Are you a forward - thinking, dynamic nurse with excellent clinical judgement and a passion for delivering high - quality community care?

Are you a forward - thinking, dynamic nurse with excellent clinical judgement and a passion for delivering high - quality community care?

If you thrive in a fast - paced, multitasking environment and have strong experience with Auto Planner and Systm One , we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Community District Nursing Triage Nurse to join our busy and supportive Leigh District Nursing Triage Team.

You will be the first point of contact for patients, carers, and professionals, ensuring timely assessment, prioritisation and allocation of community nursing visits.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner along side another band 6 triage leader within the Leigh Triage team, supporting the delivery of the EPUT vision of patients being seen by the right person, with the right skills at the right time.

Although mainly office based, the role may at times include providing face to face patient clinical care and nursing assessments to support the teams.

The post holder is required to comply with all EPUT Policies and Procedures and the NMC Code.

• Provide safe and effective clinical triage for incoming referrals and queries.
• Use your knowledge to assess urgency, redirect appropriately, and support decision-making for community caseloads.
• Work confidently with Auto Planner to manage and optimise district nursing schedules to ensure safer staffing.
• Navigate Systm One with ease, ensuring accurate and timely documentation of triage outcomes.
• Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, relatives, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and solution - focused working environment.
• Complete audits and reports using IT systems.
• Collaborate with other district nurse triage teams to ensure equal safe staffing across the district.
• Provide clinical care in the community setting to support the teams if required.
• Work within the Trust and NMC policies.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate leadership and v ery good communication and organisation as well as excellent IT skills. They will show they have the ability to work within a changing environment, be flexible and keen to develop as the service needs .

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

• Work bank:
  You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within…