Patient Flow Coordinator | and Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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 patients 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. This role will involve working alongside 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. 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. To ensure that patient flow is optimal at all times To attend board rounds and capacity meetings.

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:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

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.

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.