University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Site Coordinator-Clinical Site Team

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Job summary

The Site Co-ordinator works primarily across all inpatient ward areas under the direction of the Clinical Site Managers to ensure the timely flow of patients between the Emergency Departments (ED), assessment units and inpatient areas.

The post holder will ensure any barriers to timely patient admission or discharge are resolved or escalated appropriately to ensure smooth patient flow within the hospital site, working within agreed procedures and protocols.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arise within the Clinical Site Team at Good Hope Hospital as a Site Co-Ordinator. The successful candidate will work long days across a seven day week. They will support with the management of capacity and flow, escalating to the Clinical Site Managers.

This post requires a motivated individual with the ability to work in a fast paced environment.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

13 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9004369YS

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Educated to minimum NVQ Level 4 /equivalent qualification plus substantial experience/ knowledge to degree level equivalent and
*Minimum English qualification -- GCSE grade A-C/ 4-9

Experience

Essential

*Significant knowledge in administrative processes and procedures with experience to respond to non-routine queries
*Experience of working in a large complex organisation
*Experience of using full range of IT systems and patient data systems
*Experience of Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
*Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
*Experience of bed management or in any role aimed at enabling patient flow
*Experience of scheduling appointments and/or admissions e.g. Outpatients
*Experience of working in a healthcare setting
*Experience of handling complaints
*Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand our Trust values of respect, kindness, excellence and safety, with behaviour which reinforces these values

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Educated to minimum NVQ Level 4 /equivalent qualification plus substantial experience/ knowledge to degree level equivalent and
*Minimum English qualification -- GCSE grade A-C/ 4-9

Experience

Essential

*Significant knowledge in administrative processes and procedures with experience to respond to non-routine queries
*Experience of working in a large complex organisation
*Experience of using full range of IT systems and patient data systems
*Experience of Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
*Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
*Experience of bed management or in any role aimed at enabling patient flow
*Experience of scheduling appointments and/or admissions e.g. Outpatients
*Experience of working in a healthcare setting
*Experience of handling complaints
*Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand our Trust values of respect, kindness, excellence and safety, with behaviour which reinforces these values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)