Triage Specialist Practitioner
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Headington, OX3 7LE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9321-25-0924 |
Summary
OVERALL OBJECTIVES: The aim of this post is to provide specialist Oncological/Haematological advice and management to patients with the aim of improving patient experience and care. This will be done by: Providing expert telephone assessment and initiation of an initial treatment plan in response to the urgent needs of patients contacting or attending the Cancer and Haematology Centre. Directing the flow of emergency admissions into the Cancer and Haematology Centre, liaising with clinicians, ward co-ordinators and operational managers, developing and maintaining systems for emergency admissions. Working in partnership with patients providing clear information during the assessment phase to promote participation in their care planning. Providing effective support, training and education to junior staff and other colleagues in order to support the delivery of skilled, evidence based care to patients in response to local, trust and national initiatives which underpin the safe admission and discharge process. Participating in the development and review of management and prescribing protocols to identify clear processes and pathways. KEY RESULT AREAS: CLINICAL: Provide expert physical and telephone assessment to patients contacting or attending the Cancer and Haematology Centre with toxicities and symptoms caused by anti-cancer therapy or a consequence of their disease. Be a defined point of contact for patients/carers for defined episodes/pathways of care and provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and psychosocial support. Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering advice to colleagues. Assess health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making. Accept referrals to agreed criteria, and work in partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required. DEVELOPMENTAL: Analyses and interprets patient histories, presenting symptoms,physical findings and diagnostic information to develop appropriate planning and implementation of treatment and care. Orders the appropriate clinical investigations to support the assessment and treatment of acute oncological emergencies. In close liaison with the specialist medical teams to organise appropriate diagnostic intervention and future care planning. LEADERSHIP: Liaise closely with operational managers, ward co-ordinators and ward to effectively manage emergency patient flow into cancer services. Co-ordinate the admission of emergency admissions to an appropriate clinical setting. Co-ordinate incoming telephone referrals alerting the appropriate clinical team and adhering to the most appropriate pathway. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.