Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Senior Triage Practitioner

The closing date is 28 September 2025

Job summary

Do you have experience in urgent and emergency care? Are you passionate about patient care? Do you have a can-do attitude and want to support the health system and patients getting more efficient care? Then this opportunity is for you.

You'll be working closely with members of our ambulance service, acute trusts, social care, and community care in an innovative integrated team; working across organisation boundaries, enabling a system-wide response that improves patients' care, experience and outcome.

Main duties of the job

To lead the triage team and contribute to the co-ordination within the UnscheduledCare Coordination Hub (UCCH), in the effective and timely triage of incomingreferrals assessing the patient's needs, determining the priority of care andprocessing the referrals accordingly.To deputise in the absence of the Clinical lead Managers. To contribute in a clinicalcapacity to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their ownhomes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by assessing, planning,implementing and evaluating packages of care.The UCCH operates between 8am and 8pm and this role will require a flexible workingpattern including some weekends to fit service needs.? Engage with the functions of the Virtual Ward Hub and UCR teams with in the 5Norfolk and Waveney localities.? Engage with SystmOne Optimisation? Engage with referral to discharge standard processes.? To be aware of the demand and capacity model which will reflect workloadneeds at any given time.? Engage with systems that provide remote monitoring of patients.? Support activity within UCCH, UCR Hub (triage) and Community Virtual Ward.This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hoursof service delivery, 8am-8pm.

About us

To triage incoming referrals assessing the patient's needs, determining the priority of care and processing the referrals accordingly. To contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients by overseeing and responding to the remote monitoring systems supported by the senior clinical team.

To lead the triage team and contribute to the co-ordination within the Unscheduled Care Coordination Hub (UCCH), in the effective and timely triage of incoming referrals assessing the patient's needs, determining the priority of care and processing the referrals accordingly.

This is predominantly a non-patient facing role but with regular opportunities to maintain clinical competencies.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

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Details

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

839-7476839-PG

Job locations

Reed House

Peachman Way

Norwich

NR7 0WF


Job description

Job responsibilities

To triage patients referred to UCCH as part of the multidisciplinary team.

To assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long term conditions, the frail & elderly, palliative and end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.

To work within the integrated team to support early discharge from hospital. To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

To support activity within UCR Hub (triage) and Community Virtual Ward.

To assess, prescribe and arrange care interventions and assessments for all patients referred to the Single Point of Access [UCCH, 2h-Urgent Community Response (UCR), Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (VW)].

Please refer to the Job Description for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To triage patients referred to UCCH as part of the multidisciplinary team.

To assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long term conditions, the frail & elderly, palliative and end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.

To work within the integrated team to support early discharge from hospital. To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

To support activity within UCR Hub (triage) and Community Virtual Ward.

To assess, prescribe and arrange care interventions and assessments for all patients referred to the Single Point of Access [UCCH, 2h-Urgent Community Response (UCR), Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (VW)].

Please refer to the Job Description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC registration, or, current HCPC registration
  • Adult Nursing BSc, or, Paramedic Sciences BSc
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Experience in advanced Consultation skills
  • Assessor/mentorship preparation; ENB 998 or equivalent

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good communicator
  • Highly motivated
  • Able to provide high standards of care
  • Tact & diplomacy
  • Empathy & sensitivity
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Ability to manage stressful situations
  • Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
  • A team player
  • Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs

Desirable

  • Interest in learning new skills for remote clinical monitoring

Personal Attributes/Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)

Essential

  • Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults

Other

Essential

  • The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary
  • Must hold full and valid and driving licence and have access to a vehicle
  • Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
  • Be able to: Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
  • Manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hours of service delivery, 8am-8pm

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working at band 5 level within the community or acute setting
  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
  • Triage experience

Desirable

  • Admission Avoidance experience
  • Knowledge of remote monitoring and available technology

Communication

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Good observational & reporting skills
  • Good interpersonal skills

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • Professional appearance
  • Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • Be reliable
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC registration, or, current HCPC registration
  • Adult Nursing BSc, or, Paramedic Sciences BSc
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Experience in advanced Consultation skills
  • Assessor/mentorship preparation; ENB 998 or equivalent

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good communicator
  • Highly motivated
  • Able to provide high standards of care
  • Tact & diplomacy
  • Empathy & sensitivity
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Ability to manage stressful situations
  • Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
  • A team player
  • Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs

Desirable

  • Interest in learning new skills for remote clinical monitoring

Personal Attributes/Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)

Essential

  • Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults

Other

Essential

  • The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary
  • Must hold full and valid and driving licence and have access to a vehicle
  • Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
  • Be able to: Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
  • Manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hours of service delivery, 8am-8pm

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working at band 5 level within the community or acute setting
  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
  • Triage experience

Desirable

  • Admission Avoidance experience
  • Knowledge of remote monitoring and available technology

Communication

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Good observational & reporting skills
  • Good interpersonal skills

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • Professional appearance
  • Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • Be reliable

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

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Reed House

Peachman Way

Norwich

NR7 0WF


Employer's website

https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Reed House

Peachman Way

Norwich

NR7 0WF


Employer's website

https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Manager

Julie Howard

julie.howard@nchc.nhs.uk

01603272477

Details

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

839-7476839-PG

Job locations

Reed House

Peachman Way

Norwich

NR7 0WF


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