Remote Teletriage Nurse & Paramedic Clinician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wirral; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly policies

Additional leave purchase scheme

Laptop for remote working

Free parking

Staff wellbeing support

Inclusive staff network meetings

Ambassadorial engagement roles

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an autonomous clinician to join the Urgent Community Response Team. You will assess acutely unwell patients in care homes, guide care home staff on pathways, and help reduce unnecessary admissions while enabling early discharges.

The role requires NMC/HCPC registration, 3+ years post-registration experience, and a car for business use. You may work across sites as required.

Qualifications

• Masters or equivalent experience required.
• Postgraduate qualification in rapid response, community nursing, emergency or acute medicine, or equivalent experience.
• Recent professional development required.

Responsibilities

• Assess acutely unwell patients in care homes using established pathways.
• Decide whether a face-to-face assessment is needed or if discharge at first contact is appropriate.
• Support care home staff in choosing clinical pathways and facilitate early discharges.
• Provide senior clinical support to urgent community response staff and support frailty initiatives.
• Work with the acute trust to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions.
• Make clinical judgements and decisions in prompt-action situations.

Skills

Autonomous clinician

Clinical decision making

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

Masters or equivalent experience

Postgraduate qualification in rapid response, community nursing, emergency or acute medicine

Recent professional development

Job description

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an autonomous clinician to join the Urgent Community Response Team. You will assess acutely unwell patients in care homes, guide care home staff on pathways, and help reduce unnecessary admissions while enabling early discharges.

The role requires NMC/HCPC registration, 3+ years post-registration experience, and a car for business use. You may work across sites as required.