iSPA Clinical Triage Nurse
| Posting date: | 29 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV1 2TX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-25-1062 |
Summary
Triage and accept referrals direct from all referral sources into the Community Services and sign posting on to other agencies where appropriate. Undertake comprehensive risk assessments associated with the care of patients to ensure nurses and carers safety. Act as a role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct. Support the Senior Management Team in ensuring all obligations of service delivery are met. To clearly identify urgent and non-urgent referrals and allocate patients to the relevant pathway of care. To utilise the Trusts and other approved electronic clinical systems to access patient information to support the decision-making process. Undertake comprehensive holistic telephone or other virtual technology assessment of the patients presenting problem. With consent, liaise with relevant healthcare or other professionals, relatives and carers to acquire necessary clinical information to inform comprehensive triage of referral. Ensure timely escalation of present time demand and capacity issues in the team daily to clinical and operational leads. Allocate referrals requiring an urgent (timed) response to the rapid response team to ensure timely patient care. Ensure practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve a high standard of care. Involve patients and carers in planning and delivery of care. To competently perform a range of clinical triage skills related to the post. Ability to work without direct supervision and to solve problems. Work on a rota basis to meet the service requirements. Maintain a professional image. Attend professional meetings and case conferences as deemed necessary. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.