Band 6 Registered Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Leyland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to develop clinical triage skills within a new community service, coordinating referrals with primary care, acute trusts, and social care for timely access to the right care.

You will join a multidisciplinary team to support safe care planning and hospital avoidance, with a 7-day service from 08:00 to 20:00, collaborating across health and community partners.

Qualifications

• Band 6 Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with current registration.
• Experience in community health or care coordination preferred.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical triage and ensure referrals directed to appropriate service.
• Collaborate with MDT and community partners to coordinate care.
• Support timely access to care and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Allied Health Professional

Clinical triage

Community health

Job description

Are you a patient-focused Registered Nurse or Allied health professional looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical triage skills within a new and evolving community service?, This exciting role will support the ongoing development of an integrated community response model, working in partnership with acute trusts, primary care, Northwest Ambulance Service, the voluntary and third sector, Social Care, therapy services and wider community teams.

The role will focus on clinical triage, ensuring referrals are responded to in a timely and effective way so that patients are directed to the most appropriate service. You will work closely with a Multi-disciplinary team consisting of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurses, Therapists and Assistant practitioner to support safe, coordinated care planning., This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape a developing service and make a real difference to patients by supporting timely access to care, reducing avoidable hospital admissions enabling people to remain well within their usual place of residence and strengthening integrated working across health and care partners.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to work within Care Connexions. This role offers an excellent opportunity to be part of an innovative service supporting timely, joined-up care for patients in the community, with a strong focus on hospital avoidance and ensuring people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The service currently operates across 7 days, 08:00hrs - 20:00hrs

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

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