Patient Flow Coordinator

Join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a Band 7 Patient Flow Coordinator in our Maternity service within Womens Services. This permanent, cross-city role offers the opportunity to improve safety, efficiency and service user experience as part of a team providing 24/7 coverage.

You will manage induction of labour bookings, oversee elective caesarean section bookings and coordinate acute maternity flow. With the multidisciplinary team, you will assess risks and prioritise timely admission, transfer and discharge to the appropriate care setting. You will review daily staffing levels to support safe service provision, anticipate capacity pressures and elevate unresolved staffing and flow concerns to senior teams.

You will provide specialist advice and visible clinical leadership, supporting compassionate care and informed choices. We seek an experienced maternity practitioner who communicates confidently and works effectively under pressure.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for flow of patients into and out from the maternity services. This will include the daily management and booking of women requiring induction of labour and oversight of elective caesarean section bookings as well as women accessing the maternity services through the acute pathway. They will work with the clinical teams to facilitate appropriate timely admission, transfer and discharge of across the maternity pathways.

The post holder will need to have demonstrable knowledge skills and experience in maternity services to facilitate and prioritise patient flow across the inpatient services. The post holder needs to work well in high pressured situations and be confident to communicate and collaborate with all levels of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of safe quality care.

The post holder will communicate the capacity and flow position to the senior teams and elevate any issues that cannot be mitigated and need further input to resolve.

Please see Job Description attached for further information.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.

Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.

We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.

Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name:
Cate Wetton Position:
Matron Email: Phone number: Shortlisting Date: TBC Interview Date:
Thursday 10th December (subject to change)

Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.

Why you should join our Team

Our Maternity team is committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to women and their families. We invest in training and development to help colleagues reach their full potential. You will contribute to audit, research, service metrics and patient feedback, implementing and evaluating improvements to care. The role also offers opportunities to support policy development and digital platforms within the CSU, working with colleagues and external partners to provide seamless care.

Our work is guided by the Leeds Way values: patient-centred, collaborative, fair, accountable and empowered.

The Trust is committed to redeploying existing staff who are  adverts are subject to this policy and may be closed, delayed or removed while the process is completed. If shortlisting is delayed, please contact the named contact with any questions.

What you will bring to the role

• Registered Midwife with a degree in Midwifery.
• Experience across maternity care, including recent experience supporting women and families.
• Experience of developing yourself and others and changing practice.
• Continuing professional development and willingness to undertake further training.
• Excellent communication skills, sensitive to emotive conversations and adaptable to the audience.
• Exemplary maternity care skills and the ability to act as a clinical role model.
• A flexible, motivated approach and strong relationships with colleagues and external partners.
• Strong planning skills and the ability to prioritise flow under pressure and work without direct supervision.
• Ability to analyse data and produce reports.
• Desirable: a master’s degree or study towards one; knowledge and experience of…