SPA Clinical Coordinator - Abingdon

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 6 nurse to join our busy but rewarding Single Point of Access (SPA) team.

Do you thrive in environments where you can use your advanced triaging skills to prevent avoidable hospital admissions?

SPA is a triage service enabling members of the public, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to make referrals to community health services.

We are looking for an excellent communicator who can work autonomously and within a team. You must demonstrate a commitment to delivering positive outcomes for patients in the community.

Applicants that have applied in the last 3 months need not apply.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to deliver and maintain a high quality of triage - using your enhanced assessment, problem solving, and decision-making skills to identify the patient's need and appropriate destination service, including the management of clinical risk. This includes referrals to and from the urgent community response, crisis and social care, community hospitals, and a range of community/specialist services such as district nursing, community therapy, falls service, and palliative care.

You need to be a highly motivated practitioner who has experience of community health services and can demonstrate the ability to initiate and manage work effectively. The team is supportive and committed to delivering high quality patient care, where referrals can be complex, diverse, and challenging.

You will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

SPA is made up of experienced clinicians and administrators who work closely together across two bases. When you start, you will have a line manager and peer support as well as training and other resources to support you do your work effectively.

There are career progression opportunities within the service,  including support to attend university modules at master’s level.

SPA service is spread over two bases, Banbury, and Abingdon, operating 8am-8pm, 365 day a year on a shift pattern basis. Shift patterns are 08:00-16:00, 10:30-18:30 and 12:00-20:00. This position is for an individual to work 30 hours over four days each week.

The successful applicant will receive a comprehensive Induction to the service and will be supported through the Revalidation process.