Triage Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health provider in Horsham is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for the Minor Injuries Unit. You will triage and prioritize patient care in a supportive environment focused on delivering high-quality urgent care. The role offers opportunities for ongoing professional development and a collaborative team atmosphere.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Experience in urgent/emergency care triage is required.
• Must have the ability to prioritize patient care effectively.

Responsibilities

• Join a collaborative team in delivering patient care.
• Triage, evaluate, and prioritize patients upon arrival.
• Maintain excellent communication with patients and colleagues.

Skills

Triage and evaluation skills

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a background in urgent/emergency care triage? If so, we have an opportunity at Horsham Minor Injuries Unit. Our Centres provide urgent and unscheduled care to the Horsham community and surrounding areas, operating from 09:00 to 17:00 hours, five days a week.

This is a time to join our team. We have established an Urgent and Emergency Clinical Reference Group to explore staffing models, clinical pathways, training, and supervision to ensure staff are supported to deliver high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• As a Triage Nurse, join a collaborative and supportive team committed to excellence in patient care.
• Play a crucial role in delivering high-quality urgent and emergency care to the community.
• Benefit from ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Contribute to shaping the future of urgent care services through the Clinical Reference Group.
• At the Minor Injury Unit, triage, evaluate, and prioritise patients upon arrival to ensure safe, efficient, and effective care within target times.
• Maintain a composed and confident presence with outstanding nursing and communication abilities, and the ability to manage and prioritise workloads.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Registered Nurse with experience in urgent/emergency care triage.
• Ability to triage, evaluate, and prioritise patients; strong communication and teamwork skills.

About Us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Responsibilities (continued)

• As a member of the team, work co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the effective and safe delivery of nursing care and the highest possible standards of care for patients and their carers while in the unit.
• Work in a streaming capacity to assess patients on arrival to the Unit and prioritise them according to clinical need, streaming to the appropriate service within the Unit.
• Operate within agreed boundaries of practice, providing support, guidance, and supervision for staff nurses, students, and receptionists for the unit.
• Develop skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care, refer to relevant specialty or outside agencies, supported by the Emergency Nurse Practitioner on duty as required.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025.