# Triage Clinician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/triage-clinician/af640b3e-6849-46be-aaae-adde8f93a3e8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/triage-clinician/af640b3e-6849-46be-aaae-adde8f93a3e8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Russells Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 10 months (November 2026-September 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including Bank Holidays and Weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T09:33:09.048Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Oldbury/The_Dudley_Group_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8336468 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8336468?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dudleygroup.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Triage Clinician- 10 months An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our hard working team! We are looking for Clinical Triage Nurses to join the Care Navigation Centre (Dudley Clinical Hub) on a 10 month contract offering telephone Triage, clinical advice and signposting. The successful applicant will join an integrated, collaboratively focused team, employing a proactive clinical practice and knowledge to provide phone triage / clinical assessment skills in order to support urgent care for patients across our health economy. The Service is the single point of access for patients registered with a Dudley GP for all admission avoidance referrals from professionals and for patients requiring Health and Social Care Services. The Service operates between the hours of 8am – 9pm, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year. The successful applicant will be expected to work flexibly throughout this period. The service offers extensive support and knowledge to enable patients to be managed away from the acute setting and to implement the right level of care support to achieve this. We need applicants to be flexible, approachable and have a sound clinical evidence based background and knowledge. They will need to be friendly but assertive, and be confident in their own decision making; being able to challenge when necessary. ### Main duties of the job The Triage Nurse will provide clinical support, assistance and professional expertise to all Healthcare professionals in support of avoiding inappropriate hospital attendances and admissions, then referring onto the most appropriate service for the patient’s needs. Working closely with, and acting as the referral point for the Urgent Community Response Team. The primary objectives are to prevent unnecessary admission to acute care and to facilitate collaborative MDT management for patients closer to home. The role involves taking telephone referrals from GP’s, West Midlands Ambulance Service, Community Nurses and all other Health Professionals. The triage Nurse will be expected to visit patients in their own home supported by the Medical Lead and Senior Practitioners if required. This will enable the Triage Nurse to receive further training to ensure clinical skills and competencies are maintained. We are looking for enthusiastic and innovative individuals who possess excellent communication, customer care and IT skills. The candidates will have to be able to prioritise their own workload without supervision, have an excellent telephone manner and be able to work well on their own initiative as well as part of a team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - show ability to adapt to change - Show evidence of care planning using a Nurse Model - Demonstrate an awareness of current community nursing issues - Demonstrate a pro-active approach - Evidence of being able to work as part of a team - Evidence of working to and achieving defined objectives **Desirable** - Evidence of knowledge relating to caseload management and leadership/provision of support to others ### Knowledge & Training **Essential** - Evidence of continual professional development - Post registration experience to include: Evidence of mentoring Project working Specialist training Management and development of others - Knowledge of Primary Care working **Desirable** - Can demonstrate knowledge of research based practice. ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - First level Registered Nurse - Evidence of Band 6 professional development **Desirable** - Physical Health Assessment ### Planning & Organisational Skills **Essential** - Motivated – able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service - Forward thinking – to identify opportunities for improvement in service development - Flexible – to meet the demands of the service - Enthusiastic – seizing the opportunity for personal and service development ### Communication & Relationship Skills **Essential** - Must be able to commute to meet the demands of the role - Able to communicate effectively with health care professionals and team members ### Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values **Essential** - Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services - Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility - Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong, and their contribution is valued ## Documents - [our vision (png, 101.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1862) - [useful links (pdf, 193.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1861) - [culture statement (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1991) - [job description (pdf, 415.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660178) - [dudley people plan (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2026) - [employee benefits (pdf, 440.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1858) - [gdpr privacy notice (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1859) - [person specification (pdf, 251.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660179) - [flexible working poster (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2911) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.