Job summary
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a background in urgent/emergency care triage? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our amiable and professional nursing and medical team at Crowborough MIU, Uckfield MIU and Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre!
Our Centres are dedicated to providing urgent and unscheduled care to the Lewes community and surrounding areas, operating from 08:00 to 20:00 hours, seven days a week.
This is a particularly thrilling time to become a part of our team. We have established an Urgent and Emergency Clinical Reference Group to explore innovative ways to enhance our staffing models, clinical pathways, training, and supervision. This initiative aims to ensure all our staff are well-supported and equipped to deliver the highest quality of care.
This advert is for a total of 3 Triage Nurses, who will be based one per site (Crowborough MIU, Uckfield MIU and Lewes UTC.) The role will be primarily based at either one of these sites but there will be the expectation of cross site cover when needed.
As a Triage Nurse, you will:
- Join a collaborative and supportive team of professionals committed to excellence in patient care.
- Play a crucial role in delivering high-quality urgent and emergency care to our community.
- Benefit from ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
- Contribute to shaping the future of our urgent care services through the Clinical Reference Group
Main duties of the job
At the Urgent Treatment Centre, your responsibilities will include triaging, evaluating, and prioritising patients upon arrival, ensuring they receive safe, efficient, and effective care within a set target time. You must maintain a composed and confident presence, demonstrating outstanding nursing and communication abilities, as well as the ability to effectively manage and prioritise workloads.
If you are a dedicated and compassionate nurse with triage experience and a passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking team and be at the forefront of urgent care innovation.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinaryteam, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring thehighest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers whilein the unit. Works in a streaming capacity assess patients on arrival to the Unit andprioritising them according to clinical need and streaming to the appropriateservice within the Unit. Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support, guidance,supervision for staff nurses students and receptionists for the unit. Developing skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care, refer to relevant speciality or outside agencies supported by the Emergency Nurse Practitioner on duty as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinaryteam, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring thehighest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers whilein the unit. Works in a streaming capacity assess patients on arrival to the Unit andprioritising them according to clinical need and streaming to the appropriateservice within the Unit. Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support, guidance,supervision for staff nurses students and receptionists for the unit. Developing skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care, refer to relevant speciality or outside agencies supported by the Emergency Nurse Practitioner on duty as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential
- Completed and obtained RN and has current live PIN on NMC register
- Triage/First Contact Module
Desirable
- Physical Assessment of Adults
Experience
Essential
- Post qualifying experience in an acute environment
- Experience in critical care/emergency care
- Evidence of developing interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervision of student nurses/allied health professionals
- Triage and prioritising care
Skill/Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS
- Aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Competent in recording and interpreting physical vital signs
- Basic Life support
- Able to record ECG's
- IT literate
Desirable
- Application of Plaster of Paris
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential
- Completed and obtained RN and has current live PIN on NMC register
- Triage/First Contact Module
Desirable
- Physical Assessment of Adults
Experience
Essential
- Post qualifying experience in an acute environment
- Experience in critical care/emergency care
- Evidence of developing interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervision of student nurses/allied health professionals
- Triage and prioritising care
Skill/Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS
- Aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Competent in recording and interpreting physical vital signs
- Basic Life support
- Able to record ECG's
- IT literate
Desirable
- Application of Plaster of Paris
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.
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
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
