Job overview

Patient Flow Coordinator - Part-time, 15 Hours Per Week

Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day?  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Community Podiatry Team as a Patient Flow Co-ordinator based at City of Coventry Health Centre. 

This is a new role designed to be dynamic and exciting. You will be responsible for managing service waiting lists and identifying fluctuations and rationale for this. You will support patient movement across the service.

You will keep IT systems updated with regard to patient data. You will prepare reports and data with a focus on length of stay. You will support and lead on projects relating to patient flow looking in detail at capacity and demand models. 

You will be a resilient team worker who thrives on the opportunity for a new challenge and to be part of a service delivering high quality care.  You will be a confident communicator as the role requires delivery a range of communication methods to all stakeholders internal and external.

We will offer you the training and development support you need to take your career to the next level. In return you will need to be motivated and flexible with the ability to build relationships with clinicians, referrers and other teams.

Please be advised this vacancy is not eligible for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

1. To deliver training in Pathways, and system support tools to support assessments as required ensuring safe discharge planning and patient flow coordination with the correct identified level of support
2.  To support patient flow across the servi ce, ensuring patients have the correct future pathway.
3. To coordinate the assessments and referrals on patients related to patient flow.
4.  To work independently, seeking senior level of support as required on tasks outside of identified competency.
5. Provide education, support and advice to the Podiatry Team on the patient flow and discharge process and pathways.
6.  To represent Complex Flow Improvement, Lead where applicable and to provide team development and case load updates to Operational Lead/Clinical Lead of any blockages.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.