Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Triage Nurse

The closing date is 28 September 2025

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 Horsham Minor Injuries Unit!

Our Centres are dedicated to providing urgent and unscheduled care to the Horsham community and surrounding areas, operating from 09:00 to 17:00 hours, five 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.

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 Minor Injury Unit, 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, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details

Date posted

18 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum/Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

150-GM2100-UPC

Job locations

Horsham Minor Injury Unit

Hurst Road

Horsham

RH12 2DR


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring the highest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers while in the unit.

Works in a streaming capacity assess patients on arrival to the Unit andprioritising them according to clinical need and streaming to the appropriate service 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-disciplinary team, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring the highest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers while in the unit.

Works in a streaming capacity assess patients on arrival to the Unit andprioritising them according to clinical need and streaming to the appropriate service 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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Horsham Minor Injury Unit

Hurst Road

Horsham

RH12 2DR


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Horsham Minor Injury Unit

Hurst Road

Horsham

RH12 2DR


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Lead Horsham MIU

Louisa Sykes

Louisa.sykes2@nhs.net

07884078390

Details

Date posted

18 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum/Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

150-GM2100-UPC

Job locations

Horsham Minor Injury Unit

Hurst Road

Horsham

RH12 2DR


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