Flow Coordinator - Emergency Care (Cross Site) | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Tunbridge wells, TN2 4QJ |
| Company: | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6197844/359-6197844-T3 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit to the role of Flow Coordinator, within the Accident and Emergency Team. The post holder will be required to work at both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
The role is to support flow within the department, fielding calls, updating IT systems with the status of the patient, requesting beds for patients to be admitted, as well as closely monitoring our 4 hour breach targets. This is an important role within the multidisciplinary team liaising with clinical colleagues to help to provide excellent patient care.
Previous experience in an acute setting would be beneficial however, full training will be provided. You will be working within our majors department liaising with a range of staff at all levels so communication is key!
You must be confident using various IT systems and have the ability to organise your day and workload. You must be able to work well under pressure as this is a fast pace environment.
Have you got excellent communication and organisational skills? This could be the role for you!
You will work along side the senior nursing team to ensure that the patient journey is safe and effective through the Emergency Department.
You must:
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be IT literate
• Willing and keen to learn new skills
• Be able to work well under pressure, with the ability to prioritise your own work load independently
• Be approachable and open to an ever changing work environment
• Have the ability to manage an ever-changing fast paced workload in a busy environment
• Have a positive can do attitude
We will provide you with a complete induction and support continuing development through yearly appraisals.
This is the perfect role for you, if you enjoy the flexibility of shift work and enjoy working in a fast paced environment.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ over 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: 9th May 2024
This advert closes on Friday 26 Apr 2024
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