Triage Practitioner

We're looking for an experienced Emergency Care Nurse or Paramedic to join our growing team at Petersfield Urgent Treatment Centre this summer. If you have strong communication skills, a passion for learning, and a commitment to high-quality care, we'd love to hear from you. Our practitioner‑led service operates 08:00–20:00, 365 days a year, treating minor injuries and illnesses for adults and children (1+), via NHS 111 or walk‑in.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in unscheduled care (Registered Nurse or Paramedic)
• Strong clinical assessment and communication skills
• Commitment to learning, leadership, and governance standards
• Supportive, close‑knit team
• CQC‑rated "Good" service
• Ongoing training and career development
• Flexible working options
• Positive, wellbeing‑focused environment

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the delivery of effective minor injury / minor illness service to patients within the community hospital setting, utilising an evidence‑based approach.
• Complete an initial triage assessment of patients attending the department, in line with national and local guidelines and pathways.
• Ensure employment of effective risk management.
• Support the clinical lead in meeting the department aims and objectives.
• Uphold all standards as identified by the NMC (Code of Professional Conduct) or HCPC (Proficiency Standards and Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics).
• Be familiar with use of early warning scores, to be used as part of the patient's initial assessment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of COSHH guidelines, IPC guidelines and Health & Safety legislation.
• Comply with requirements for revalidation with the NMC / re‑registration with HCPC.
• Partake in annual appraisal and produce a personal development plan.
• Undertake clinical supervision in accordance with trust policy.
• Identify training needs as part of continuing professional development.
• Always work within the policies and protocols of HIOWH.
• Be clinically skilled and up to date in all mandatory training requirements, including ILS and Paediatric ILS.
• Be clinically competent to perform: Triage / initial assessment, Application of plaster of paris, Cannulation, Suturing.

About us:

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined‑up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community‑based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute‑level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. We are happy to talk flexible working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification:

• Current NMC / HCPC registration
• Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality.
• Practice Supervisor / Assessor training (or equivalent)
• Degree level education
• History Taking and Physical Assessment in Clinical Practice course (or equivalent)
• Triage training -- face to face / telephone

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Band: Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑Time, Flexible Working

Reference number: 348-PSE-11601