Main area Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
28 hours per week (The service runs from 18:30 until 08:00 Monday - Thursday and 18:30 Friday until 08:00 Monday (and Bank holidays) to provide GP access during the out of hours period.) Job ref 302-24-6278112M-C
Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Town Wigan Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2025 23:59
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to join the forward-thinking dedicated team of Triage Nurses within the GPOOH team.
If you possess excellent skills, including Clinical Triage Knowledge, and are highly motivated, flexible, and passionate about making a real difference to the quality of patient care, we would be very keen to hear from you.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Vicky Barber, Clinical Manager, GPOOH Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, email vicky.barber3@nhs.net.
*Applicants who have already received feedback that they are unsuitable for the position need not apply - unless they have taken steps to strengthen their application to demonstrate and evidence how you meet the essential criteria since that decision.*
Main duties of the job
* Perform accurate telephone assessments required by clients accessing the service, via the 111 service.
* Make autonomous clinical decisions to ensure best practice for all patient care.
* Utilize the most appropriate pathway of care based on information received, and existing skills, knowledge, experience, training, and evidence-based guidelines.
* Ensure that patients accessing the service receive high-quality care that is appropriate to their needs and is delivered in a timely and proactive manner.
Working for our organisation
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff makes for happy patients’. We have a recognized track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL is committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Planning and Organisational Duties
Clinical Responsibilities
* Provide a high-quality triage assessment of all contacts to the out of hours service.
* Identify life-threatening symptoms and act appropriately.
* Provide self-care delivery by advice and management of presenting symptoms.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
* Manage patients in relation to their symptoms and clinical history, via nurse advice, an appointment or visit; with the appropriate clinician i.e. Doctor, Nurse Practitioner or Emergency Care Practitioner, or referral to other agencies (Pharmacist, Dentist, A+E, Ambulance service, Health Visitor, Community Nurse, Mental Health or Social Service).
* Administer prescribed treatments to patients.
* Chaperone GP if required.
Professional Responsibilities:
* Practice within the guidelines of NMC and WWL.
* Maintain confidentiality of all patients’ identifiable information and contacts.
* Maintain clinical knowledge and competence using best practice, evidence-based guidelines, and supervision.
* Ensure medicines and controlled drugs are administered, documented, and stored according to policies.
* Inform manager on call of any professional concerns during the out of hours session. Report significant events according to policy.
* Be proactive in maintaining accreditation standards for the out of hours service.
Management Responsibilities:
* Effectively manage the out of hours session, planning, prioritizing, and coordinating the workload across all aspects of the service.
* Liaise with colleagues at other locations to utilize resources effectively and efficiently.
* Promote a safe and effective service at all times.
* Support other staff as necessary.
* Monitor workload, to ensure accredited standards are met throughout the session.
* Adhere to policy and procedures.
* Contribute to the achievement of nationally set targets for patient access, through the unplanned and emergency care agenda.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RGN level 1
* Current NMC Registration
* Evidence of recent CPD to postgraduate level
* Level 7 clinical examination or willingness to work towards
Experience
* Evidence of good practice
* Primary Care Experience
* Community Nursing Experience
* Accident and Emergency experience
Skills
* Able to work autonomously and without supervision
* Ability to adapt to change within the working situation
* Extended Nurse Prescriber
Knowledge
* Clinical Triage knowledge
* Telephone Clinical Triage knowledge
Additional
* The ability to travel independently across the Trust
* The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
* Computer Skills.
* Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.
The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.
We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.
Guidance on Completing Your Application
Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.
On-Call
Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment and will recognize your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organization.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Vicky Barber Job title Clinical Manager Email address vicky.barber3@nhs.net
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