Triage Nurse — Older Adults Diagnostics

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Nurse to join the Diagnostics Service within the Older People’s Care Unit in Sutton-in-Ashfield. The role focuses on triage and pre-assessment of new referrals, ensuring timely CT/MRI referrals before the initial assessment.

The post holder will be the service's primary contact, handling calls from referrers, patients and carers with urgent queries to support coordinated care and multidisciplinary collaboration

Responsibilities

• Triage and pre-assessment of all new referrals received by the Diagnostics Service within the Older People’s Care Unit.
• Receipt of referrals, ensuring patients referred for assessment are contacted and triaged.
• Refer patients for CT/MRI scans when required prior to initial assessment.
• Primary contact for the service, handling calls from referrers, patients and carers with urgent queries.

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Nurse to join the Diagnostics Service within the Older People’s Care Unit in Sutton-in-Ashfield. The role focuses on triage and pre-assessment of new referrals, ensuring timely CT/MRI referrals before the initial assessment.

The post holder will be the service's primary contact, handling calls from referrers, patients and carers with urgent queries to support coordinated care and multidisciplinary collaboration