Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Patient Flow Co-ordinator

The closing date is 21 April 2026

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual looking to advance your career in the Emergency Department? We have an exciting secondment opportunity for aFlow Co-ordinatorto become an integral part of our dynamic team.

Why This Role?

  • Career Progression: This role offers a fantastic pathway to grow within the Emergency Department.
  • Collaborative Environment: Work closely with the Nurse and Doctor in Charge, ensuring the delivery of top-notch patient care.
  • Impactful Work: Be a key player in maintaining the smooth operation of our clinical environment.

What You'll Do:

  • Team Integration: Collaborate with medical professionals to enhance service quality.
  • Operational Excellence: Ensure efficient patient flow and high-quality service delivery.

If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a fast-paced, clinical setting, we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

10 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-UEC-7864602

Job locations

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Advanced clerical skills
  • Broad knowledge of hospital IT systems

Desirable

  • Basic understanding of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of broader NHS

Qualifications

Essential

  • High standard of general education including English GCSE level C or higher
  • NVQ 3 or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • European Computer Driving Licence

Further Training

Essential

  • Ability to expand knowledge and skills
  • System One
  • PAS

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proven work involving accuracy and attention to detail
  • Substantial NHS experience

Desirable

  • 1 year minimum customer care experience
  • Experience of maintaining confidential records
  • Ability to progress chase

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance and willingness to work
  • Flexible hours as necessary
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Advanced clerical skills
  • Broad knowledge of hospital IT systems

Desirable

  • Basic understanding of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of broader NHS

Qualifications

Essential

  • High standard of general education including English GCSE level C or higher
  • NVQ 3 or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • European Computer Driving Licence

Further Training

Essential

  • Ability to expand knowledge and skills
  • System One
  • PAS

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proven work involving accuracy and attention to detail
  • Substantial NHS experience

Desirable

  • 1 year minimum customer care experience
  • Experience of maintaining confidential records
  • Ability to progress chase

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance and willingness to work
  • Flexible hours as necessary

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse

Natalie Chadbourne

Natalie.chadbourne@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

10 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-UEC-7864602

Job locations

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Supporting documents

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