Triage and Unplanned Care Nurse
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
King's Lynn, PE30 5NUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
A vacancy has arisen within the Triage Team for the West Place and to support unplanned nursing care and catheter clinics in the community. The applic...
To triage incoming referrals assessing the patient's needs, determining the priority of care and processing the referrals accordingly. To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care. The position will require visiting patients in their own environment to provide unplanned nursing care.
We are a small team made up of Triage Nurses, allocators and led by a Clinical Operations Manager and Clinical Lead. We endeavour to provide excellent triaging to ensure that safe, relevant and timely care is provided by the community nursing teams to the local housebound population of West Norfolk. We work closely with our GP and Social Services colleagues and visit patients in their own homes, care homes and clinics as appropriate.
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.
Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.
Other
Essential: - Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle; - Good IT and keyboard skills
Qualifications
Essential: - Current NMC Registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working with patients with multiple pathologies and delivering care plans to meet their needs
Desirable: - Experience in working within a community setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Able to provide high standards of care
- Tact and Diplomacy
- Empathy and sensitivity
- Ability to use own initiative
- Good observational and reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- Concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting data / patient records
- Good time management skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Team Player
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
Desirable: - Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses including palliative care, LTCs and diabetes management
Communication
Essential: - Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
Personal and People Development
Essential: - Evidence of relevant experience and development; - Support other staff
Desirable: - Willing to undertake appropriate training
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.
- Self awareness
- Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
14 September 2026
Last checked
16 September 2026
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