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 Crowborough MIU, Uckfield MIU and Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre!



Our Centres are dedicated to providing urgent and unscheduled care to the Lewes community and surrounding areas, operating from 08:00 to 20:00 hours, seven 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.



This advert is for a total of 3 Triage Nurses, who will be based one per site (Crowborough MIU, Uckfield MIU and Lewes UTC.) The role will be primarily based at either one of these sites but there will be the expectation of cross site cover when needed.

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 Urgent Treatment Centre, 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. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.



Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.



We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.



Why work for us?



Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support



Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county

Supportive flexible working patterns such as:

part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options



Excellent training and development opportunities



Research opportunities



Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton



Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks



Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces



Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)



Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast



Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff



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.