Ward Coordinator

Job summary

Ward 4 is a 30 bedded inpatient ward, providing medical care and rehabilitation to older patients and those who have had a stroke.

Ward 4 require an additional Ward Coordinator to work as anintegral part of the ward team. You will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities services in the ward area ensuring a organised, clean, safe and comfortable environment.

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of administrative and the organisation of other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward manager.

The post holder will be required to monitor quality standards and report deficiencies and take appropriate action.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."

Main duties of the job

-ensure services are organised to enable the delivery of safe and high quality patient care

-keep all patient/team and ward records up to date

-act as the first point of contact to all visitors to the ward, including patients, relatives/carers and MDT members

-respond to phone calls from relatives/carers and professionals

-monitor, order and put away all ward stocks/equipment

-act as a fire warden

-contribute to ward audit and service improvements

-attend meetings , take minutes and distribute these to the wider team

-ensure safe and appropriate referrals as part of the patient discharge pathway

-contribute to clinical governance, infections control and ward assurance standards

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

corbridge road

hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

corbridge road

hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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