Ward Coordinator

Job overview

Care Coordinator role

Band 3 - 25 Hours per week, Permanent

We are looking for a Ward Coordinator to join our team in patient flow. The successful candidate will have a determination and a keen ability to help our patients and staff to maintain the adequate flow of patients to enable our patient to be treated and discharged in a timely manner.

You will liaise with the medical and nursing teams to facilitate safe and appropriate patient discharges.

Working alongside the nursing team you will assist in patient referrals, assessments, and taking admissions from the emergency department and internal departments, you will also undertake minimal patient audits.

This role will involve working alongside IUCT and the discharge team to facilitate discharges and maintain patient safety.

If you would like to be considered please apply now as we expect this to be a popular role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder acts as the first point of contact for all forms of communication for the Nurse in Charge of the ward and their team.

Ensures all discharge/care plans are current and up to date working with the named nurse and MDTs

To provide clerical/ and general support to the ward/departmental team.

Generally assisting in a non-nursing capacity as directed by the nurse in charge i.e. assist as need be with meals and patients beverages as required.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• General education completed

• NVQ Health and Social Care

Skills and Experience

• Experience of working in acute care environment
• Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to organise own workload
• Basic IT skills

• Previous experience of patient admissions/discharges
• Risk Assessments
• Referrals Process

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.

Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications:

Full reliance on AI to write application can hinder chances of success at early stage of selection process as it cannot solely showcase how one’s knowledge, experience and skills meet job requirements. It is important that to give personal touch to supporting statement and strike the balance to avoid it sounding robotic.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored and if applicants have used it then they are required to declare this.

Please enquire with [email protected] or pick up an application template in person from our office.

Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below.

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