District Nursing Locality Lead (Centralised Triage Team)

Job overview

Are you an experienced community nurse leader with a passion for service transformation, clinical excellence and patient flow?

We are looking to hire a Centralised Triage Lead to develop and lead the delivery of a centralised triage across District Nursing services.

This is a pivotal role that will help shape how patients access care, ensuring referrals are managed safely, efficiently and consistently while supporting integrated working across community services.

As the Centralised Triage Lead, you will provide both operational and clinical leadership, ensuring that referrals are appropriately prioritised and allocated according to patient need, service standards and clinical risk.

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated leader who can bring vision, credibility and strong clinical decision-making skills to this role.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for the Centralised Triage Service.
• Develop and implement triage pathways, standard operating procedures and referral management processes.
• Ensure referrals are clinically assessed and prioritised in line with service criteria and risk management frameworks.
• Monitor demand, capacity and workforce to maximise service effectiveness.
• Play an active role in service redesign and transformation projects relating to access, assessment and referral management.
• Work closely with District Nursing Teams, senior leadership and partner organisations.
• Use data and performance information to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Support governance, quality assurance and patient safety initiatives.
• Lead and develop staff through supervision, appraisal and professional development.
• Act as a clinical expert resource for complex referrals, case discussions and escalation decisions.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Applicant requirements

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.