Job Description

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a background in urgent/emergency care triage? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our amiable and professional nursing and medical team at Horsham Minor Injuries Unit!



Our Centres are dedicated to providing urgent and unscheduled care to the Horsham community and surrounding areas, operating from 09:00 to 17:00 hours, five days a week.



This is a particularly thrilling time to become a part of our team. We have established an Urgent and Emergency Clinical Reference Group to explore innovative ways to enhance our staffing models, clinical pathways, training, and supervision. This initiative aims to ensure all our staff are well-supported and equipped to deliver the highest quality of care.

As a Triage Nurse, you will:

Join a collaborative and supportive team of professionals committed to excellence in patient care.

Play a crucial role in delivering high-quality urgent and emergency care to our community.

Benefit from ongoing professional development and training opportunities.

Contribute to shaping the future of our urgent care services through the Clinical Reference Group



At the Minor Injury Unit, your responsibilities will include triaging, evaluating, and prioritising patients upon arrival, ensuring they receive safe, efficient, and effective care within a set target time. You must maintain a composed and confident presence, demonstrating outstanding nursing and communication abilities, as well as the ability to effectively manage and prioritise workloads.



If you are a dedicated and compassionate nurse with triage experience and a passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking team and be at the forefront of urgent care innovation.



We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.



Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.



Why work for us?

Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement Excellent training, development, and research opportunities Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values -- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.



We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.



This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.



As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring the highest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers while in the unit. Works in a streaming capacity assess patients on arrival to the Unit and

prioritising them according to clinical need and streaming to the appropriate service within the Unit.



Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support, guidance,

supervision for staff nurses students and receptionists for the unit.



* Developing skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care, refer to relevant speciality or outside agencies supported by the Emergency Nurse Practitioner on duty as required.