Job summary
Employer heading
Patient Flow Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Post holder required to ensure placement of patients -right bed right patient .
Work closely with all disciplines to ensure patient flow
' Candidates are encouraged to arrange an informal visit prior to interview/application'.
Main duties of the job
Ensure that all patients are placed appropriately, working with all disciplines to facilitate discharge and ensure patient flow through the emergency pathway
Working for our organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Correct patient placement
work with all wards to identify ,plan and enable discharges
work with emergency department to place patients correctly based upon clinical priority
work with infection prevention and control team to ensure all patients are placed safely reducing the risk of infection transmission
work with partners in discharge services to facilitate discharges
provide relevant correct and meaningful data daily to wider distribution list
*** For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see the attached JD and person spec***
Person specification
RN/AHP qualification
Essential criteria
- 5 years
Desirable criteria
- patient flow/discharge role experience
relevant ward experience
Essential criteria
- acute care setting
knowledge of patient flow
Essential criteria
- 3 years
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Thornhill
- Job title
- Matron Patient Flow
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925 66 2876
- Additional information
Please contact via the patient flow team
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