Triage Hub Senior Staff Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you a passionate, and caring nurse with a least one year’s experience in community looking to progress and develop leadership skills in a dynamic community nursing team?

If so, then we would like to meet you.

A vacancy has arisen within the Unplanned Care Triage Hub, which has an innovative approach to nursing care. It involves quick responses to patients in their home to assess, plan, manage and evaluate the presenting issue, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and help to facilitate early hospital discharges. You will support the clinical band-7 with the daily leadership and management of the team; and liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate will have excellent clinical skills, demonstrate leadership qualities, implement high standards of patient care, and ensure a positive patient experience.

The Senior Triage Nurse will provide triage assessment, clinical support, assistance and professional expertise to patients, carers and health and social care professionals accessing the Community Nursing Service.

Senior staff nurses will have a minimum of 12-months’ community nursing experience.

Closing- 13th September 2026

Shortlisting-14th September 2026

Interview- 28th September 2026

Main duties of the job

The Senior Triage Nurse will provide triage assessment, clinical support, assistance and professional expertise to patients, carers and health and social careprofessionals accessing the Community Nursing Service.

Senior staff nurses will have a minimum of 12-months’ community nursingexperience.

The senior staff nurse role supports the Triage Hub team leader with the dailyservice coordination and delivery; and is pivotal in the communication within theteam. The senior Triage nurse is also responsible for providing expert clinicalsupport and guidance to other members of the Triage Team, and those accessingthe service. You will be expected to deputise in the absence of the team leader.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of health needs, prevention of hospital admissions and facilitate early discharges from hospital. The current hours of work are Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, however these will alter to a 7 day per week service, 08:00 – 20:00 as the service expands.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN
  • Current NMC registration
  • Community Nursing experience, minimum 12 months

Desirable

  • V100/V300 prescribing for nursing or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work collaboratively with ither services and make detailed onward referrals.
  • Demonstrate a range of clinical skills

Desirable

  • Understanding and /or experience of managing patients with long-term conditions

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of the of the following areas – Leg-ulcer management, end-of-life care, diabetes, compression-bandaging and wound-management, referrals to other agencies.
  • An awareness of current Health and Social Care Policies.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the District Nursing service
  • Able to communicate effectively in challenging day-to-day situations.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.