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.
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.
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.
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.
