Flow Admissions Coordinator

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Remote; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is hiring an Admission Co-ordinator to oversee patient admissions across various locations. This full-time role requires a BSc/MSc in Nursing or a related AHP, alongside active registration with the NMC or HCPC. Candidates should have excellent clinical skills and substantial experience in the admission and discharge process. The position involves managing referrals and supporting junior staff while working within a multi-professional team. Flexibility in working hours is necessary including weekends.

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and excellent clinical skills including interpreting bloods.
• In-depth experience of admission and discharge process within healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate safe and timely admission for all patients across community inpatients.
• Independently assess patients being referred into the service and manage caseload.
• Provide support to junior colleagues and assist them in problem-solving.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Ability to travel between sites

Reliable communication skills

Flexible working ability

Ability to work independently

Education

BSc/MSc in Nursing or any AHP

Active registration with NMC or HCPC

Job description

Admission Co-ordinator Band 6 Nurse or any Allied Health Professional

The role is a county-wide role covering all inpatients sites including Isebrook Hospital, Brackley Community Hospital, Danetre Hospital, Corby Community Hospital, Spinneyfields in Rushden and Recovering Independence Bedded Units (RIBU) at Turn Furlong.

Full time county-wide role - with some weekend working if required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional patient flow team and will be involved facilitating a safe and timely admission for all patients across community inpatients. The post holder will carry-out assessing all incoming referrals to community inpatients and liaise directly with referring services including acute hospitals, community services, palliative services, GPs etc. to ensure safe and timely admission into the units.

Reporting to the Patient Flow Lead, the post holder will be expected to independently assess patients being referred into the service and manage their own caseload as part of the team. The post holder will also be expected to deputise for the Flow Lead where required including data collection and data reporting of both admission and discharge information. The post holder will provide support to junior colleagues and assist them in problem-solving any issues relating to patient flow.

The post holder will be expected to facilitate admissions over the 7 day period to meets the needs of the service - this may include working some weekends and bank holidays on a rota system.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• BSc/MSc in Nursing or any AHP
• Active registration with either NMC or HCPC
• Evidence of CPD and excellent clinical skills including interpreting bloods
• In-depth experience of admission and discharge process within healthcare

Behaviour and Values

• Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change
• Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment
• Reliable and excellent communication skills
• Ability to travel between sites
• Ability to work independently and as part of MDT

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility.

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re‑check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.