About this role
Job summary
Part time permanent post working over 2 days between Monday and Saturday
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 an integral 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
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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description Job responsibilities
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
Person Specification
Qualifications Desirable
ECDL Understanding of trust policies and procedures Customer care qualification NVQ level1/2/3 qualification Basic CPR/Moving and Handling/Fire/Food Hygiene
Experience, knowledge and skills Essential
Knowledge of PAS system for admissions, transfers and discharges Good Keyboard Skills/IT Skills Good Customer care skills
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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Road
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)