Senior Urgent Care Triage Practitioner
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR7 0WF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9839-25-0321 |
Summary
To triage patients referred to UCCH as part of the multidisciplinary team. To assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long term conditions, the frail & elderly, palliative and end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible. To work within the integrated team to support 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. To support activity within UCR Hub (triage) and Community Virtual Ward. To assess, prescribe and arrange care interventions and assessments for all patients referred to the Single Point of Access [UCCH, 2h-Urgent Community Response (UCR), Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (VW)].