Bank Triage Nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Lewes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join their team at the Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre. The role involves triaging, assessing, and prioritizing patients while ensuring efficient treatment. Candidates should have a strong triage background and excellent nursing skills. This position offers great professional development opportunities and a positive work environment focused on compassionate care and community health.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development

Positive work culture and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in urgent/emergency care triage is essential.
• Dedicated and compassionate nursing skills required.
• Calm demeanor with the ability to prioritize workloads effectively.

Responsibilities

• Join a collaborative team providing high-quality urgent and emergency care.
• Triage, assess, and prioritize patients in the Urgent Treatment Centre.
• Contribute to shaping urgent care services through the Clinical Reference Group.

Skills

Triage experience

Nursing and communication skills

Ability to manage workloads

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a background in urgent/emergency care triage? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our amiable and professional nursing and medical team at the Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre! Our Centre is dedicated to providing urgent and unscheduled care to the Lewes community and surrounding areas, operating from 08:00 to 20:00 hours, seven days a week. This is a particularly thrilling time to become a part of our team. We have established an Urgent and Emergency Clinical Reference Group to explore innovative ways to enhance our staffing models, clinical pathways, training, and supervision. This initiative aims to ensure all our staff are well-supported and equipped to deliver the highest quality of care.

Responsibilities

• As a Triage Nurse at the Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre, you will join a collaborative and supportive team of professionals committed to excellence in patient care.
• Play a crucial role in delivering high-quality urgent and emergency care to our community.
• Benefit from ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Contribute to shaping the future of our urgent care services through the Clinical Reference Group.
• Work in the Urgent Treatment Centre, triaging, assessing and prioritising patients presenting to the unit while ensuring safe, efficient, and effective treatment of all patients within predefined target times of arrival.
• Demonstrate a calm and confident approach with excellent nursing and communication skills and the ability to manage and prioritise workloads effectively.

About Us

If you are a dedicated and compassionate nurse with triage experience and a passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you. We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Benefits

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients\' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.