Band 6 Urgent Care/Single Point of Access (SPA) Nurse

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 6 Urgent Care/Single Point of Access (SPA) Nurse. This role involves providing comprehensive telephone triage and clinical assessments to patients, preventing avoidable hospital admissions. Ideal candidates will possess a registered nursing qualification and evidence of professional development. Join a committed team to deliver outstanding healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Experience in telephone clinical triage.
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to patients in community settings.
• Work multi-professionally and support team members.
• Work shifts as required for a 24-hour service.

Skills

Nursing Practice

Communication Skills

Clinical Assessment

IT Literacy

Problem-Solving

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)

Mentor or assessor qualification

Job description

Band 6 Urgent Care/Single Point of Access (SPA) Nurse

The post holder will not have any direct management responsibility; they will however provide education and supervision to student nurses or registered nurses involving training in regard to triaging and dealing with messages via phone.

In the absence of the Service Manager / Operational Manager the post holder will take responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of the UCB/SPA. The post holder will be responsible for escalating concerns to Manager on call.

The post holder will not have any budgetary responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

Work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, scope of Professional Practice, Trust Policies and practice in an evidence-based manner.

Identify risks through the assessment process documenting and initiating appropriate action, reporting as appropriate to the caseload holder.

Ensure evidence-based care is practiced and promoted at all times.

To act as an autonomous practitioner providing comprehensive and complex telephone triage and clinical assessment service to GP/patients/carer resulting in a safe and appropriate clinical decision. Given the complexity of patients being referred through the SPA, there will be barriers to understanding, the post-holder will also deal with very emotive and sensitive situations in regard to patient care.

To make critically clinical decisions which may include challenging and educating referrers to support clinical decisions and pathways. You will be responsible for establishing if the patient is suitable for the service at point of discussion.

To be responsible for establishing red flags for many different conditions, for example, interpreting results from screening tools and discussing if patient is suitable to be treated in the community or will they need emergency care.

To be responsible for ensuring an ambulance has been requested to take patient to hospital providing a detailed handover.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

The clinical role is based within Urgent Care/SPA 3. The post-holder will be accountable for the delivery of high-quality care to patients within their own homes and other community settings, preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

You will be expected to work multi professionally, support other team members roles and contribute to the future development of the service providing professional advice and appropriate training to others in the multi-disciplinary service.

The post holder will be expected to work within a flexible working pattern over a 7-day week in the UCB/SPA team

The post holder will be expected to work shifts as required to provide a 24-hour service.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
• Mentor or assessor qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Experience in telephone clinical triage

Skills/knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based clinical practice
• Excellent communication analytical skills and problem-solving approach
• IT literate.
• Awareness of complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
• Effective time management.
• Recognising and escalating safeguarding concerns

Communication Skills

• Ability to communicate with all members of the MDT/Patients/Carers.
• Able to perform telephone assessments
• Ability to communicate empathically with patients/carers whilst discussing/explaining distressing and sensitive information
• Ability to work under pressure Effective Team Member
• Leadership and interpersonal qualities.
• To be able to participate in staff induction and act as a role model to colleagues
• Able to organise and prioritise

Other job requirements

• Needs to be independently mobile throughout the organisation. The service operates across various sites so a full driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.
• Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota. Ability to work across various sites in Birmingham
• Able to help cover the rota in an emergency

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.