Job overview

As our triage and treatment nurse, you will be expected to work largely autonomously to make triage decisions for patients and to help patients find a more appropriate care provider if they do not meet the clinical criteria for a Minor Injury Unit.

Patients often need to be redirected from the MIU to other places of care if their needs fall outside our scope of practice e.g. GP, emergency department, pharmacy, urgent treatment centre.

Patients who are appropriate to attend the MIU will be assigned a triage category dependant on their level of need. This will be completed in accordance with Manchester Triage. This will help inform other clinicians of the urgency these patients need review and treatment.

You will provide a safe, patient centred, effective service to patients and service users.  You will also be expected to provide some treatments including wound care, plaster of Paris application and also be expected to help care for critically ill patients until transfer to hospital. The Triage Nurse will work under supervision of an Urgent Care Clinician.

Triage/Treatment nurses will also be expected to supervise unwell patients who are waiting for ambulance transfer out of the department and onto another establishment.

Main duties of the job

·         Independently triage patients within the MIU and ability to prioritise patients

·         Refer patients from MIU to relevant care provider

·         Perform clinical skills to a high level; suturing, foreign body removal, plaster of Paris application, burn care, taking observations, cannulation and ILS/PILS

·         Be able to triage patients using a national triage tool (Manchester triage system) in order of clinical priority

·         Have a good working knowledge of safeguarding issues for children and adults

·         Ensure that accurate, contemporaneous documentation is achieved

·         Be accountable for care using research based knowledge to inform practice

·         Develop positive relationships with service users, be professional and polite at all times

·         Be able to be member of the team in emergency situations

·         Supervise junior members of staff and students

·         Give medications under Patient Group Direction (PGD) instruction

·         Ensure stores are ordered on time and ensure cupboards are well stocked

·         Workload management and plan ongoing care options

·         Follow all relevant policies and standard operating procedures

·         Support/mentor junior colleagues

·         Emotional resilience to support upset service users within MIU

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.