Triage Registered Nurse - Urgent Treatment Centre
| Posting date: | 02 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 Starting salary from £29,970 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2024 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO4 5JL |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6609561/432-HR1159-24 |
Summary
A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Urgent Treatment Centre as a Triage RN. To be considered for this role, you must have at least two years relatable experience in Primary Care or Emergency Care.
The UTC opened at Colchester Hospital in October 2019 and consists of a multi-disciplinary team of GP’s, ENP’s ANP’s, ACP’s and RN’s. We are the front door of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Department and offer a first class care at the door service. As the Triage nurse on shift you are expected to ensure patients receive the right treatment at the right place at the right time and will be required to assess and triage patients, both at the front door and in consultation. You will work closely with the Nurse Practitioners within the UTC and also with the Emergency Department and other specialities within the Hospital.
The UTC is open from 0700 until Midnight 7 days a week, including weekends and all bank holidays. You will be required to cover Early and Late shifts which are 10 or 7.5 hours in length. The shifts times are 0700-1730 or 0700-1500 and 1400-0030 or 1600-0030.
Main duties of the job
• Visually assess and obtain information from the patient to help direct them to the correct care. This may be the UTC or ED Department
• Triage patients and collects all observation checks and record on to SystmOne
• Must be Band 5 qualified registered nurse with post qualification experience.
• Experience and knowledge of Primary Care, Community and/or Emergency Care
• Knowledge of Manchester Triage processes
• To assist the UTC Front Door Team in the Care at the Door process.
• You will have excellent communication skills and be able to make quick and accurate decisions due to the high demand and quick pace within the department.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Urgent Treatment Centre as a Triage RN. To be considered for this role, you must have at least two years relatable experience in Primary Care or Emergency Care.
The UTC opened at Colchester Hospital in October 2019 and consists of a multi-disciplinary team of GP’s, ENP’s ANP’s, ACP’s and RN’s. We are the front door of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Department and offer a first class care at the door service. As the Triage nurse on shift you are expected to ensure patients receive the right treatment at the right place at the right time and will be required to assess and triage patients, both at the front door and in consultation. You will work closely with the Nurse Practitioners within the UTC and also with the Emergency Department and other specialities within the Hospital.
The UTC is open from 0700 until Midnight 7 days a week, including weekends and all bank holidays. You will be required to cover Early and Late shifts which are 10 or 7.5 hours in length. The shifts times are 0700-1730 or 0700-1500 and 1400-0030 or 1600-0030.
Main duties of the job
• Visually assess and obtain information from the patient to help direct them to the correct care. This may be the UTC or ED Department
• Triage patients and collects all observation checks and record on to SystmOne
• Must be Band 5 qualified registered nurse with post qualification experience.
• Experience and knowledge of Primary Care, Community and/or Emergency Care
• Knowledge of Manchester Triage processes
• To assist the UTC Front Door Team in the Care at the Door process.
• You will have excellent communication skills and be able to make quick and accurate decisions due to the high demand and quick pace within the department.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024