Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
26/09/2025
Planned Interview
Date
30/09/2025
An
exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Flow Team for a Full time
Band 4 Secondment FOR 12 MONTHS TO COVER MATERNITY LEAVE who has an interest
in the flow of patients within a busy acute NHS Trust.
AMS
is a large CSU within St James Hospital comprising a dedicated surgical
assessment unit and 11 in patient wards. We are a regional centre for
urology, colorectal, gastroenterology, upper GI, HPB and renal services, as
well as being responsible for the Leeds Liver Unit, one of a handful across
the country.
As a team we are proud of our record in
supporting both our emergency and elective flow for the organisation making
sure those patients see speciality surgeons as soon as possible and so those
patients get the timely care and procedures they need.
If
you are passionate like we are about providing the best care to our patients,
this opportunity offers the right individual to showcase and grow their
leadership and management skills.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will manage and co-ordinate patient flows from the Urgent Care
CSU and promote timely decision making to adhere to the 4 hour Emergency Care
Standard.
The
post holder will work as an essential member of the team, working
independently with work managed rather than supervised.
The
post holder will be assisting the Nurse in charge and Clinical site manager
to ensure the safe and effective utilisation of hospital capacity and patient
flow. This will include scheduled and unscheduled admissions, internal and
external transfers of care.
The post holder will be required to liaise
with numerous members of staff and wards to ensure there is effective,
efficient patient flow, gather important data for the production of reports
and to enable both Nurse in charge and the clinical site manager to make
decisions on patient movement.
Establish
accurate, reliable information to allocate and utilise capacity corporately
(which can mean balancing conflicting pressures).
Will assist the Nurse in charge and Clinical
Site Manager by developing and implementing patient flow update plans.
Keeping the CSM up to date with any issues that arise.
About us
You
will be joining an experienced team who manage all acute and elective patient
flow throughout the AMS CSU, a CSU that comprises 11 inpatient wards,
endoscopy and a dedicated assessment unit. This job can be highly rewarding
and essential to the safe and effective delivery of the care that the AMS
core specialities (gastroenterology, urology, hepatology, upper GI, renal,
colorectal and both acute and general surgery) are able to provide.
A
large percentage of AMS patients will be assessed and admitted through the
Surgical Assessment Unit, therefore close working with and support of JSAU is
to be expected.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Collect, collate and report a wide range of capacity and patient flow
information and report to the clinical site manager.
Identify and record planned/elective
admissions on a daily basis, liaising with all relevant staff to plan the
allocation of beds to these patients.
Liaise with staff on multiple wards/units
to establish the bed count and planned bed availability.
Produce regular reports and updates for
the clinical site manager on availability of beds in hospital.
Support ward staff to maximise timely
patient discharge.
Will be required to assess and make
judgements on a range of operational situations using critical evaluation
approach to solve problems using a variety of solutions
.
Be visible, accessible and approachable to staff in all areas of the
hospital to ensure good relationships are formed.
Engages actively with Surgical Assessment
staff to reduce breaches of the Surgical Assessment Unit and escalate
concerns to the Nurse in Charge or
clinical site manager.
.
Maintains and promotes confidentiality at all times.
Communicates effectively with clinical
staff and patients using telephone, email and face to face.
The post holder will act as a role model, for all clinical staff on ward
environments, for learning and development of patient flow.
The post holder will have knowledge of and
engage with audit activities as required.
The post holder will maintain
responsibility for own personal development and will agree annual objectives
with their line manager as part of PDP process.
The post holder will seek opportunities to
influence service improvements
.
The
post holder will participate in the development and maintenance of a positive
team learning environment.
The post holder will promote and maintain
good relationships within the Department and with staff of all discipline
throughout the hospital.
.
Has the freedom to act with delegated
level of authority to make decisions within an agreed professional and
managerial structure.
Will be required to supervise junior
staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Collect, collate and report a wide range of capacity and patient flow
information and report to the clinical site manager.
Identify and record planned/elective
admissions on a daily basis, liaising with all relevant staff to plan the
allocation of beds to these patients.
Liaise with staff on multiple wards/units
to establish the bed count and planned bed availability.
Produce regular reports and updates for
the clinical site manager on availability of beds in hospital.
Support ward staff to maximise timely
patient discharge.
Will be required to assess and make
judgements on a range of operational situations using critical evaluation
approach to solve problems using a variety of solutions
.
Be visible, accessible and approachable to staff in all areas of the
hospital to ensure good relationships are formed.
Engages actively with Surgical Assessment
staff to reduce breaches of the Surgical Assessment Unit and escalate
concerns to the Nurse in Charge or
clinical site manager.
.
Maintains and promotes confidentiality at all times.
Communicates effectively with clinical
staff and patients using telephone, email and face to face.
The post holder will act as a role model, for all clinical staff on ward
environments, for learning and development of patient flow.
The post holder will have knowledge of and
engage with audit activities as required.
The post holder will maintain
responsibility for own personal development and will agree annual objectives
with their line manager as part of PDP process.
The post holder will seek opportunities to
influence service improvements
.
The
post holder will participate in the development and maintenance of a positive
team learning environment.
The post holder will promote and maintain
good relationships within the Department and with staff of all discipline
throughout the hospital.
.
Has the freedom to act with delegated
level of authority to make decisions within an agreed professional and
managerial structure.
Will be required to supervise junior
staff.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in Patient Flow Environment
- Insight into roles and responsibilities of the post.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to review and adapt to an unpredictable workload
- Utilisation of planning and organisational skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Patient Flow experience in a hospital setting
Desirable
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade C minimum) or Functional Skills equivalent (Level 2 minimum) or equivalent demonstrable experience
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Confident and enthusiastic
- Willingness to learn and develop their role
- Teamworking
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Competent in written, electronic and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Current issues in Healthcare
- Priorities within an Acute Trust
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in Patient Flow Environment
- Insight into roles and responsibilities of the post.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to review and adapt to an unpredictable workload
- Utilisation of planning and organisational skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Patient Flow experience in a hospital setting
Desirable
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade C minimum) or Functional Skills equivalent (Level 2 minimum) or equivalent demonstrable experience
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Confident and enthusiastic
- Willingness to learn and develop their role
- Teamworking
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Competent in written, electronic and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Current issues in Healthcare
- Priorities within an Acute Trust
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.
