An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a Secondment as a Band 6 Clinical Triage Nurse to join the Wokingham Community Nursing Team – this role is both office and practice-based.
The Clinical Triage Nurse will provide clinical support, assistance and professional expertise to all callers to the Clinical Nursing Triage, including both healthcare professionals and patients within Wokingham . The service is the main point of access for Wokingham Community Nursing taking, referrals from professionals and patients requiring healthcare services and the Trust Health Hub .
Within this position you will be required to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and have a positive enthusiastic approach to the role. This role is partially office based and also working with patients in their own homes as part of the urgent nurse support . Also, the role may be supporting one of our community clinics on site at Wokingham.
We are a friendly and supportive team, looking for highly motivated RNs who demonstrate a passion for delivering care to the community. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the local community receive the highest quality of care in their own homes.
As a Community Triage Nurse, no day is the same and you will be communicating with patients and service providers of varied needs.
Please note you must currently be in the UK with access to a car for work purposes to be eligible for this role.
To work as a key member of the Triage Team
To offer sound expert clinical advice that oversees entry into our service.
To maintain up-to-date Statutory and Mandatory training and be prepared to rotate into clinical services as necessary to maintain clinical skills.
To hold professional registration and adhere to professional codes of practice and conduct.
To work in conjunction with administrative support staff and the community nursing service to provide high quality, clinical triage using knowledge, skills, critical thinking and professional judgement.
To assist the administrative support staff where required by accepting the transfer of cases requiring additional clinical advice, reviewing recorded clinical information and offering advice.
To provide urgent clinical support to patient in their own homes and in-house clinic support.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR US INCLUDE:

Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we’ll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The ‘Must Have’s’ for this role
NMC Current PIN
At least 2 years physical nursing experience within a Community setting
Excellent critical thinking skills to be able to make clinical decisions based on information callers provide.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possibl

Please refer the Job description for details