Community Staff Nurse -Triage Nurse/ Virtual Assessment

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse - Triage and Virtual Assessment.
Band 5 - 37.5 Hours per week
The Tameside & Glossop District Nursing Service are currently developing our district nurse liaison team and are looking to recruit a band 5 Triage nurses. Our service works across the 5 neighbourhoods of Tameside.
The role may require you to work across the localities as a service need requirement.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.
The post holder will work within the District Nursing triage team and wider a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the Community. The post holder will support the discharge plans for patients ensuring seamless transition to the District Nursing Service. They will be responsible to ensure good clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet patient needs
supported by Community Specialist Practitioner in District Nursing (CSP). They will support the workforce to deliver evidenced based wound care, excellent End of Life care provision and evaluation of programmes of care for a specific group of Patient groups within the community.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Please refer the Job description for details