Job summary
North & East Integrated Transfer of Care Hub (ITOCH) Team are seeking to recruit a clinical prioritisers to coordinate the local demand and capacity, and to ensure that individuals needs are triaged, prioritised and addressed through the most appropriate resource from the multi-disciplinary and cross organisational team. We encourage applications from Band 5 staff looking to develop themselves.

The clinical prioritisers will focus on developing the service through:

• Prioritisation - locality based decision-making enables effective prioritisation of care delivery across existing team boundaries.
• Capacity - localising delivery and ensuring effective flexibility of workforce improves efficiency of service delivery
• Communication - enhanced communication speed up escalation and add flexibility to response

Main duties of the job
The clinical prioritisers will work in a multi-disciplinary manner, utilising RiO to triage and process referrals, through the new STRATA system. To assist the co-ordination of demand and capacity to ensure the highest needs are prioritised and address with the most appropriate available resources from the multi disciplinary and cross organisations team.

The clinical prioritiser will provide specialised knowledge and exceptional skills in managing frailty, and intermediate care; and supporting advanced assessment and care planning to people suffering from a range of complex conditions, ensuring a seamless pathway through acute and community services.

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential

• NMC registration/AHP registration
• Clinical knowledge and experience in a community setting
• Awareness of national and local health care policies
• Professional nursing or AHP qualification at degree level
• Evidence of relevant post graduate study or substantial experience in a health care setting

Desirable

• Teaching or mentoring qualification

Knowledge and abilities
Essential

• Ability to make clinical and timely risk management decisions in sometimes challenging situations
• Knowledge of various agencies involved in healthcare inc. acute, primary, social care and voluntary sectors
• Patient care planning
• Clear understanding of clinical/social effectiveness and the need to provide evidence-based care

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).