Triage Hub Senior Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Senior Staff Nurse in the Unplanned Care Triage Hub, focusing on quick responses to patients at home to assess, plan, manage, and evaluate issues, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate early discharges. The successful candidate will support the clinical band-7 with daily leadership and management of the team, liaising with the wider multi-disciplinary team. It requires excellent clinical skills, leadership qualities, and a commitment to high standards of patient care. The role involves providing triage assessment, clinical support, and professional expertise to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals accessing the Community Nursing Service.
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Current NMC registration
- Community Nursing experience, minimum 12 months
Desirable criteria
- V100/V300 prescribing for nursing or equivalent.
- Ability to work collaboratively with ither services and make detailed onward referrals.
- Demonstrate a range of clinical skills
- Understanding and /or experience of managing patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of the of the following areas - Leg-ulcer management, end-of-life care, diabetes, compression-bandaging and wound-management, referrals to other agencies.
- An awareness of current Health and Social Care Policies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the District Nursing service
- Able to communicate effectively in challenging day-to-day situations.
- RGN
- Current NMC registration
- Community Nursing experience, minimum 12 months
- V100/V300 prescribing for nursing or equivalent.
- Ability to work collaboratively with ither services and make detailed onward referrals.
- Demonstrate a range of clinical skills
- Understanding and /or experience of managing patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of the of the following areas - Leg-ulcer management, end-of-life care, diabetes, compression-bandaging and wound-management, referrals to other agencies.
- An awareness of current Health and Social Care Policies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the District Nursing service
- Able to communicate effectively in challenging day-to-day situations.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Triage Hub Senior Staff Nurse
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a passionate, and caring nurse with a least one year's experience in community looking to progress and develop leadership skills in a dynamic community nursing team?
If so, then we would like to meet you.
A vacancy has arisen within the Unplanned Care Triage Hub, which has an innovative approach to nursing care. It involves quick responses to patients in their home to assess, plan, manage and evaluate the presenting issue, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and help to facilitate early hospital discharges. You will support the clinical band-7 with the daily leadership and management of the team; and liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The successful candidate will have excellent clinical skills, demonstrate leadership qualities, implement high standards of patient care, and ensure a positive patient experience.
The Senior Triage Nurse will provide triage assessment, clinical support, assistance and professional expertise to patients, carers and health and social care professionals accessing the Community Nursing Service.
Senior staff nurses will have a minimum of 12-months' community nursing experience.
Closing- 13th September 2026
Shortlisting-14th September 2026
Interview- 28th September 2026
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