Community Triage Nurse

NHS Jobs; City of Norwich (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated triage practitioner to process referrals, assess information, and allocate to the appropriate service, ensuring timely priority responses. You will document triage notes for the patient record and for audit purposes.

You will liaise with the general public, health care professionals, and multi-agencies daily, contributing to integrated care and discharge planning while supporting patients with long-term conditions and

Job description

To process referrals by evaluating the information received and allocating to the appropriate service indicating the priority response necessary. To document triage notes in order that the patients record is complete and for audit purposes. To use information technology to process the referrals for the 80% triaging role. To liaise and communicate with the general public, other health care professionals, and multi-agencies on a daily basis. To assess, prescribe and deliver care packages for patients, for example with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible. To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital. To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust