Triage Nurse/Paramedic

NHS; Basildon, Rochford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Band 6 Triage Nurse/Paramedic for the Urgent Community Response Team. This role includes undertaking telephone assessments and coordinating referrals to ensure timely care for patients in the community. The ideal candidate will have a nursing or paramedic qualification and relevant triage experience.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Opportunity to work bank shifts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Day One Flexible Employer

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic with relevant triage experience.
• Completion of a Triage/Assessment course is required.
• Experience relevant to UCRT and undertaking triage is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the triage function by undertaking telephone assessments of referrals.
• Determine suitability for assessment by UCRT services or coordinate with appropriate teams.
• Conduct clinical triage of referrals received in the UCRT Single Point of Access.

Skills

Triage

Assessment

Clinical Analysis

Education

Registered Nurse/Paramedic

Triage/Assessment Course

Job description

Go back Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Triage Nurse/Paramedic

The closing date is 19 June 2025

TriageNurse/Paramedic Band 6 Hours - 37.5 hours per week Location - Rotational Post - Rochford/Basildon

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Nurses/Paramedics to join our Urgent Community Response Team (UCRT) Access and Clinical Triage Team.

UCRT refers to a combination of community admission avoidance teams across Mid and South Essex provided by EPUT, NELFT and Provide, working in collaboration with each other. The UCRT Access and Clinical Triage team is responsible for the triaging and acceptance of referrals and is currently hosted by EPUT.

UCRT services provide specialist care in patients own homes. They make contact with patients within two hours of receiving a referral to stabilise their immediate health and social needs and plan ongoing care and intervention as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

In the role of Triage Nurse/Paramedic, you will work to support the triage function of the UCRT access team by undertaking telephone assessments of referrals from the Ambulance Service, Primary Care and other health and social care professionals. You will determine the suitability and safety of patients for assessment by local UCRT services or coordinate a response by another appropriate community based team or service.

In this role, you will support cover of a rota to undertake triage within the UCRT Single Point of Access, but also in an integrated/in-reach function within 111 and 999 control centres to 'pull' referrals that are deemed as safe and appropriate for a UCRT response - known as Hear & Treat.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities

• In the role of Triage Nurse/Paramedic, you will work to support the triage function of the UCRT access team by undertaking telephone assessments of referrals from the Ambulance Service, Primary Care and other health and social care professionals. You will determine the suitability and safety of patients for assessment by local UCRT services or coordinate a response by another appropriate community based team or service.
• In this role, you will support cover of a rota to undertake triage within the UCRT Single Point of Access, but also in an integrated/in-reach function within 111 and 999 control centres to pull referrals that are deemed as safe and appropriate for a UCRT response known as Hear & Treat. You will receive full support and training to access relevant systems within these organisations.
• To undertake the clinical triage of referrals received in the UCRT Single Point of Access.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Paramedic
• Triage/Assessment Course

Experience

• Experience relevant to UCRT

Experience

• Experience of undertaking triage
• Experience of using alternative community pathways

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust