Triage Clinician: Sponsorship Available

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Triage Nurse/AHP to join the Operations Hub Intermediate Care Triage Team.

This pivotal role supports system flow, admission avoidance and timely discharge pathways through the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred triage.

You will act as the point of contact for hospital discharge referrals and urgent community referrals, you will use your clinical judgement to direct individuals to the most appropriate Intermediate Care pathway to ensure people receive the right care, first time.

Working within a virtual MDT with system partners, you will apply sound clinical judgement to direct individuals to the most appropriate Intermediate Care pathway.We are looking for someone who demonstrates compassion, respect and collaboration, acts with integrity and accountability, and is committed to continual improvement in patient outcomes and service delivery.

If you are motivated by making a real difference to patient flow and outcomes, and thrive in a dynamic, system-facing role, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Comprehensive Triage of all referrals for the three Intermediate Care Services both hospital discharges and admission avoidance
  • Timely, consistent triage aligned to agreed pathways criteria
  • Clinically informed decisions
  • Act as a central point of contact for system partners
  • Contribute to MDT discussions to support pathway decisions making
  • Strong triage, assessment and decision-making skills
  • Understanding of discharge pathways and system flow
  • Maintaining accurate documentation in line with governance standards
  • Effective communication and partnership working
  • Experience in community, acute trust patient flow or intermediate care pathways
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Accurate record keeping
  • Data collection
  • Provide supervisor responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or AHP
  • Specialist knowledge within either Intermediate Care Services, Discharge to Assess and/or patient flow

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of successful working within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Specialist knowledge of policy and legislation relating to Discharge to Assess, HomeFirst principles and patient flow/discharge planning

Knowledge

Essential

  • Decision making and problem-solving skills
  • Good interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good team and interagency working relationships

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: 23 August 2026

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