Therapy Clinical Decision Maker / Triage
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly skilled clinician to join the Single Point of Access (SPA) team as a Band 6 Therapy Clinical Decision Maker. The role involves providing clinical assessment, triage, decision-making, and leadership for referrals with identified therapy needs within a complex and fast-paced service. The post holder will undertake comprehensive, predominantly telephone-based clinical triage and assessment, using clinical reasoning to identify risk and determine the most appropriate pathway of care. This role supports timely access to community-based care, aiming to prevent avoidable deterioration and hospital admissions. It requires strong assessment and decision-making skills, with confidence in managing clinical risk remotely.
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Professional Registration (HCPC )
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Good clinical knowledge across a wide area of specialisms
- Good prioritisations skills and time management
- Excellent communications skills
- Problem solving approach
- Good organisational skills
- Post graduate experience in a range of clinical areas within health, social care and community services
- Experience of supervising and delegating to colleagues
- Experience of remote assessment and triage
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge & understanding of community services
- Education & Qualifications
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Professional Registration (HCPC )
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Good clinical knowledge across a wide area of specialisms
- Good prioritisations skills and time management
- Excellent communications skills
- Problem solving approach
- Good organisational skills
- Post graduate experience in a range of clinical areas within health, social care and community services
- Experience of supervising and delegating to colleagues
- Experience of remote assessment and triage
- Knowledge & understanding of community services
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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Wye Valley NHS Trust
Therapy Clinical Decision Maker / Triage
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly skilled clinician to join the Single Point of Access (SPA) team as a Band 6 Therapy Clinical Decision Maker . The post holder will provide clinical assessment, triage, decision-making and leadership for referrals with identified therapy needs, working within a complex and fast-paced service. The role will be 2 days, 8-6 (Monday to Friday), based at the Community Response Hub.
The Single Point of Access provides a centralised route into community services, ensuring patients are assessed and directed to the most appropriate service based on their individual needs. The Therapy Clinical Decision maker will play a key role in delivering safe, responsive and effective clinical triage, supporting timely access to community-based care, to prevent avoidable deterioration, hospital attendance and admission.
This is atelephone-based clinical role , requiring the post holder to undertake comprehensive clinical triage and assessment remotely. The post holder will use clinical reasoning and professional judgement to identify clinical risk, determine urgency and make autonomous decisions regarding the most appropriate pathway of care.
This opportunity would suit an experienced registered clinician
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