Community District Triage Nurse

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Rochford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£8K relocation package

Excellent pension up to 14.5%

Staff discounts (Blue Light Card/NHS)

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Rochford invites applications for an enthusiastic Community District Nursing Triaging Nurse to join our busy District Nursing Triage Team. You will be the first point of contact for patients, carers and professionals, ensuring timely assessment, prioritisation and allocation of visits.

Working with AutoPlanner and SystmOne, you will contribute to efficient scheduling, maintain NMC Code compliance, and pursue ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Provide safe and effective clinical triage for incoming referrals and queries.
• Assess urgency, redirect appropriately, and support decision‑making for community caseloads.
• Navigate district nursing scheduling tools (AutoPlanner) and ensure safe staffing.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective clinical triage for incoming referrals and queries.
• Assess urgency and support decision‑making for community caseloads.
• Utilise AutoPlanner to manage and optimise district nursing schedules for safer staffing.
• Document triage outcomes accurately in SystmOne.
• Communicate clearly with patients, relatives and multidisciplinary teams.

Job description

Job Overview

Are you a forward‑thinking, dynamic nurse with excellent clinical judgement and a passion for delivering high‑quality community care?

Job Overview

Are you a forward‑thinking, dynamic nurse with excellent clinical judgement and a passion for delivering high‑quality community care? If you thrive in a fast‑paced, multitasking environment and have strong experience with AutoPlanner and SystmOne, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Community District Nursing Triage Nurse to join our busy and supportive District Nursing Triage Team. You will be the first point of contact for patients, carers, and professionals, ensuring timely assessment, prioritisation and allocation of community nursing visits. The post holder is required to comply with all EPUT Policies and Procedures and the NMC Code. Compliant with NMC Revalidation Requirements. The post holder is required to take responsibility for own professional development, to identify needs through annual appraisal and to maintain a Personal Development Plan.

Main duties of the job

What You’ll Do

• Provide safe and effective clinical triage for incoming referrals and queries.


• Use your knowledge to assess urgency, redirect appropriately, and support decision‑making for community caseloads.


• Work confidently with AutoPlanner to manage and optimiser district nursing schedules to ensure safer staffing.


• Navigate SystmOne with ease, ensuring accurate and timely documentation of triage outcomes.


• Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, relatives, and multidisciplinary teams.


• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and solution‑focused working environment.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.


• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.


• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.


• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.


• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.


• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.


• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us


• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.


• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.


• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre‑employment checks.

Please note -

staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.