SPA Clinical Coordinator - Abingdon

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a motivated Band 6 nurse to join their Single Point of Access team. The role involves using advanced triaging skills to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and ensure high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will work autonomously and as part of a supportive team, managing complex referrals and clinical risks. Opportunities for professional development are encouraged and supported.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Support groups for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience in community health services.
• Ability to manage clinical risk effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality triage and patient care.
• Identify patient needs and appropriate service destinations.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 6 nurse to join our busy but rewarding Single Point of Access (SPA) team.

Do you thrive in environments where you can use your advanced triaging skills to prevent avoidable hospital admissions?

SPA is a triage service enabling members of the public, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to make referrals to community health services.

We are looking for an excellent communicator who can work autonomously and within a team. You must demonstrate a commitment to delivering positive outcomes for patients in the community.

Applicants that have applied in the last 3 months need not apply.

You will be expected to deliver and maintain a high quality of triage - using your enhanced assessment, problem solving, and decision-making skills to identify the patient's need and appropriate destination service, including the management of clinical risk. This includes referrals to and from the urgent community response, crisis and social care, community hospitals, and a range of community/specialist services such as district nursing, community therapy, falls service, and palliative care.

You need to be a highly motivated practitioner who has experience of community health services and can demonstrate the ability to initiate and manage work effectively. The team is supportive and committed to delivering high quality patient care, where referrals can be complex, diverse, and challenging.

You will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Malgorzata (Maggie) Ainsworth Job title: SPA Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 904966

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.