We are looking to recruit a part-time Band 7 Urgent Care Patient Flow Co-ordinator to work within our Out of Hours Urgent Care service.

Based at our Primary Care Centre at the Royal Berkshire, you will be part of a forward-thinking team of GPs, Practitioners, Nurses and Healthcare assistants, providing high quality out of hours care to the local population.

Our Primary Care Centre is open 7 days a week from 6.30pm until midnight weekdays and from 8am until midnight at weekends.

Our current vacancy is for a nurse/paramedic who can cover Saturdays and Sundays from 10am until 10.30pm and Bank Holidays 10am until 10.30pm.

The postholder will proactively manage and optimise the flow of patients attending the department, as well as managing the flow of patients from outside organisations such as ED and NHS 111, ensuring the patient is seen and managed in the most appropriate place.

Acting as a clinical role model, the postholder will assist in undertaking the initial assessment and triage of the patient, to ensure that the sickest patients within the department are seen and treated in a timely manner.

The postholder will have line management responsibility for the band 5 nurses and band 2/3 healthcare assistants. This will include regular management supervision, sickness/leave monitoring, performance management, and advance adjustments to the rota where necessary.

Main duties of the job

• To proactively manage and optimise the flow of patients attending the Westcall Primary Care Centre, including those patients referred from Westcall triage, ED, and NHS 111 to ensure that they are seen and managed in a timely manner.

• Assessing patients on arrival to the department and prioritising them according to clinical need.

• Support healthcare assistants and nurses with observations of patients' blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and pulse oximetry and escalate patients who have an elevated NEWS score.

• Undertake investigations as required including ECG, venepuncture, urinalysis and point of care testing.

• Effectively liaising with a range of inter-professional teams including acute colleagues and primary care colleagues.

• To take responsibility for maintaining oversight of patients who have had long wait times and to ensure that they are regularly updated and safely monitored in the waiting room.

• Line management responsibility for the band 5 nurses and band 2/3 healthcare assistants. This will include regular management supervision, sickness/leave monitoring, performance management, and advance adjustments to the rota where necessary.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job description

Job responsibilities

The3/4 must haves for you to be considered for this role:

• Registered Nurse/Paramedic with a minimum of 3-4 years post registration experience.

• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Evidence of shift management

• Experience of managing people and teams

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/ Training

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with relevant experience in a healthcare environment
• Evidence of post graduate study
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Current NMC/HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Management Qualification or willingness to undertake.

Previous Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 3-4 years post registration experience.
• Evidence of shift management
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Emergency Care/Urgent Care
• Experience of managing people and teams including performance management, sickness monitoring, recruitment, skill mix and staffing rotas.
• Previous experience of multi-agency collaboration working across professional boundaries
• Ability to effectively challenge stakeholders while maintaining effective relationships

Desirable

• Experience of working in a patient flow environment
• Demonstrable experience of effective partnership working with other organisations
• Previous experience of budgetary control/managing a budget

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Strategic awareness and understanding
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant National policies and guidelines relevant to the area.
• Ability to work as part of a team and project a positive image.
• Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives
• Ability to support Clinical Supervision
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to network and build relationships at all levels.
• Time management skills
• Advanced IT skills/ Excel

Desirable

• Knowledge of QI Methodology

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel to multiple sites

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Westcall Out of Hours

Reading

RG1 5AN

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