Triage Clinician – Lead in Community Nursing Care

Leeds Community Healthcare Nhs Trust; Ledston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS discount sites

Annual leave benefits

Job summary

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Triage Clinician to perform clinical triage and advice for patients in the community, in a high-volume, time-critical environment. You will work with neighbourhood team colleagues, GPs and other partner services to prioritise care.

The role supports both planned and unplanned community nursing care, ensuring the right care at the right time, with accurate records and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Clinically triage referrals to community nursing services, prioritising according to clinical need and risk.
• Provide timely clinical advice, signposting, and safety-netting to patients, carers, and professionals.
• Allocate and coordinate workloads within the community nursing team.
• Escalate concerns appropriately and support urgent or complex cases.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to support seamless patient care.

Responsibilities

• Clinically triage referrals to community nursing services, prioritising according to clinical need and risk.
• Provide timely clinical advice, signposting, and safety-netting to patients, carers, and professionals.
• Allocate and coordinate workloads within the community nursing team.
• Escalate concerns appropriately and support urgent or complex cases.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to support seamless patient care.

Job description

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Triage Clinician to perform clinical triage and advice for patients in the community, in a high-volume, time-critical environment. You will work with neighbourhood team colleagues, GPs and other partner services to prioritise care.

The role supports both planned and unplanned community nursing care, ensuring the right care at the right time, with accurate records and effective communication.