Bank Senior Clinician Integrated Front Door Team
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Shrewsbury and Telford, SY3 8XQ
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 September 2026
3 days left
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to join our Integrated Front Door Service as a Bank Senior Clinician....
The main duties of the role will include undertaking senior clinical assessment and triage of patients with acute, complex or changing needs; supporting timely clinical decision-making; and identifying appropriate community-based alternatives to hospital admission. The post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency colleagues to support urgent community response, virtual ward, rehabilitation, specialist community services and safe discharge pathways. They will contribute to board rounds, MDT discussions and care planning, provide clinical advice and support to colleagues, maintain accurate clinical records and promote person-centred, evidence-based care that helps reduce delays, unnecessary admissions and length of stay.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC or HCPC without restrictions on practice.
- Degree or equivalent relevant experience, supported by additional specialist training, short courses or a professional portfolio.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to urgent, emergency or community care.
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant post registration experience.
- Recent experience in acute, emergency, urgent community response, admission avoidance or community services.
- Experience of undertaking clinical assessment and contributing to safe clinical decision-making.
- Experience of supporting patient flow, discharge planning or admission avoidance pathways.
- Experience of supervising, supporting or providing leadership to junior staff or students.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Sound clinical judgement and decision-making skills when assessing patients with acute, complex or changing needs, including analysing information from a range of sources and comparing appropriate care pathway options.
- Health assessment and physical examination skills in clinical practice, or willingness to work towards.
- Knowledge of current community services, urgent care pathways and admission avoidance services.
- Ability to triage referrals, prioritise workload, coordinate activity across multiple pathways and respond effectively to competing clinical priorities.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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