The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Clinical Coordinator

The closing date is 29 August 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting new role within the Care of the Elderly. There is an opportunity of both permanent full time and part time up to 30 hours, for the role of the Clinical Coordinator. The Pinderfields Acute Assessment care of the elderly Unit, G41 is a busy 44 bedded, fast paced, busy assessment unit. The unit takes take direct admissions from the Mid Yorkshire trust 3 Accident and Emergency departments as well as GP referrals. We are also recruitment for G42 which is a busy 45 bedded Elderly Medicine and Neck of Femur unit and G43 which is a busy 44 bedded Elderly Medicine Unit. We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join and become a clinical coordinator who is eager to develop their own knowledge and skills. As part of your duties, you will be required to support the nurse in charge in delivering, managing patient flow through the department safely, coordinating the safe admission, transfer, and discharge of patients. To be considered for this post, you must have clinical experience and preferrable experience of managing patient flow but is not essential for the right candidate. Ideal candidates need to demonstrate good organisational skills, is a logical thinking person, can prioritise their own workload and help support the nurse in charge in relation to patient flow. Your role will involve close working with the patients, patient flow teams and emergency departments to ensure flow through the units. You will be working closely with members.

Main duties of the job

To carry out administration duties in a manner that supports departmental targets and ensures compliance with standard operating procedures.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

000527

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Aberford Road

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the daily update of the Patients Administrative System. Provide an accurate account of admissions, discharges, transfers and deaths.

Maintain accurate records of patient flow through the Unit.

Assist the ward coordinating, supporting with the flow of patients, including dealing with telephone enquiries contacting patients families etc whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Provide cover where needed for absent colleagues, under the supervision of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

Update knowledge of internal software programs such as PAS, Symphony and PPM+.

Process referrals in a timely and sensitive manner, informing clinical staff as required.

Undertake extended clinical skills such as venepuncture, cannulation, catheterisation and ECG recording.

Support the Trust’s Infection Control and Prevention agenda at all times.

Ability to provide essential patient care to patients when required to support both registered nurses and Healthcare Assistants clinically, in line with the band 6 AAU coordinator role.