Triage Nurse - District Nursing
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves joining the District Nurse Triage Team to assess referrals using clinical knowledge and risk assessment skills. Clinicians will identify urgent and non-urgent care needs, coordinating appropriate responses such as arranging visits, signposting, or providing clinical advice. The team ensures timely, responsive, and patient-centred care within the community setting. This is an office-based role requiring on-site presence.
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse (adult).
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Mentor qualification.
- Knowledge around long term conditions and their management.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
- Previous Community Services experience.
- Evidence of clinical ability. catheterisation, meds administration, wound care.
- IT literate with basic key board skills.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the Clinical Governance requirements.
- Registered General Nurse (adult).
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Mentor qualification.
- Knowledge around long term conditions and their management.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
- Previous Community Services experience.
- Evidence of clinical ability. catheterisation, meds administration, wound care.
- IT literate with basic key board skills.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the Clinical Governance requirements.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxford Health NHS Trust
Triage Nurse - District Nursing
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
A opportunity has arisen to join a well-established team within the District Nurse Triage Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Using sound clinical knowledge, professional judgement and risk assessment skills, clinicians will assess referrals, clearly identify urgent and non-urgent care needs, and coordinate the most appropriate response.
This may include arranging urgent, same-day or routine visits from District Nurse clinicians, signposting patients to alternative services, or providing clinical advice where appropriate.
The team plays a key role in coordinating timely, responsive and patient-centred care, ensuring patients receive the right support in the right place and at the right time within the community setting.
The successful candidate will:o Clinically triage referrals received by telephone and email.o Use clinical knowledge, professional judgement and risk assessment skills to identify the appropriate level of care and urgency.o Arrange and coordinate urgent, same-day and routine visits for patients in the community.o Provide clinical advice and support where a face-to-face visit is not necessary.o Work closely with District Nurse teams and wider community services to ensure safe and effective care coordination.o Contribute to the ongoing dev
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