Triage Nurse
- NHS
- Part Time
- Nottingham
- 39959.00 - 48117.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust employs more than 2,800 dedicated staff to provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a wide variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area. We need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork, and want to help our staff reach their full potential by committing to providing the support, skills and development to succeed.
This role is to work in the Diagnostics Service within the Older People's Care Unit providing triage and pre-assessment of all the new referrals that are received by the team.
This is a vacancy for an existing Band 6 Nurse
Main duties of the job
The role will take responsibility for the receipt of referrals made either internally or by external organisations, ensuring all patients referred for an assessment are contacted and triaged and referred for a CT/MRI scan where required, before the initial assessment takes place.
The postholder will serve as the primary contact for the service, handling calls from referrers, patients, and carers who may have urgent queries that cannot be delayed until their care coordinator becomes available.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job responsibilities
This role is working within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust within the Mental Health Services for Older People directorate.
The successful candidate will work within the Diagnostic service and will review/accept referrals for individuals over the age of 65 with cognitive impairment for the MAS Service and under 65 years for the Young Onset Dementia Service.
To screen referrals for appropriateness and complete pre-assessment for all patients.
Identifying reversible causes of memory problems, such as Vitamin deficiencies or medication side effects, ensuring these are addressed before or alongside dementia diagnosis.
Responsible for ongoing robust clinical risk assessment of individuals.
Pont of contact for patients/carers/referrers to absence of their care co-ordinator
To hold adhoc outpatient clinics and cover short term sickness absence at short notice.
To liaise with the MDT to explore symptoms and causes
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse with the RMN and/or RGN qualification
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by post grad diploma level specialist training or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- MSNAP Tier 2 dementia training
- IRMER training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of MDT working.
- CPD relevant to current post.
- Substantial and considerable experience in assessing and prescribing for people with Dementia and can evidence knowledge of Dementia.
- Experience of working with individuals with dementia of any age
Desirable
- Community Mental Health experience.
- Relevant clinical courses.
- Can evidence having undertaken and facilitated research and audits that contribute to governance, service development and service planning.
Skills
Essential
- Can evidence ability to undertake assessment and treatment planning for individuals with complex presentations
- Good written and verbal skills with patients, carers and members of multi-disciplinary team.
- Effective time management, organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Can demonstrate caring and compassionate attitude.
- Ability to organise and prioritise work load.
- Patient and calm in situations of stress.
Desirable
- Clinical supervision skills.
- Ability to manage change.
- Budget management
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Knowledge
Essential
- A robust understanding of risk assessment.
- Demonstrate understanding of the mental and physical health and social needs of the client group.
- Comprehensive understanding of the needs of a person of any age with dementia
Desirable
- Knowledge of Trust Non-Medical policy and local procedure.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see ...
