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Job summary

Main area
Community Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-CEN2661-BD
Employer
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leyland House
Town
Leyland
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Triage Coordinator

Band 6

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

  • Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
  • Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
  • Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

Are you a patient-focused Registered Nurse or Allied health professional looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical triage skills within a new and evolving community service?

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to work within Care Connexions. This role offers an excellent opportunity to be part of an innovative service supporting timely, joined-up care for patients in the community, with a strong focus on hospital avoidance and ensuring people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The service currently operates across 7 days, 08:00hrs – 20:00hrs

Main duties of the job

This exciting role will support the ongoing development of an integrated community response model, working in partnership with acute trusts, primary care, Northwest Ambulance Service, the voluntary and third sector, Social Care, therapy services and wider community teams.

The role will focus on clinical triage, ensuring referrals are responded to in a timely and effective way so that patients are directed to the most appropriate service. You will work closely with a Multi-disciplinary team consisting of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurses, Therapists and Assistant practitioner to support safe, coordinated care planning.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape a developing service and make a real difference to patients by supporting timely access to care, reducing avoidable hospital admissions enabling people to remain well within their usual place of residence and strengthening integrated working across health and care partners.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate Professional Registration
  • Diploma or Degree in Nursing or Allied health professional/Health related subject.
  • Evidence of continuing professional education or development in area of speciality

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Specialised knowledge in discipline to ensure effective and accurate triage and assessment of patients
  • Significant experience in working in an MDT environment, liaising with multiple service providers ensuring appropriate care provision and planning
  • Post degree learning and experience in relevant area
  • Evidence of leadership experience and learning

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sally Sellers
Job title
Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
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