Patient Flow Respiratory and Lung Cancer

3 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to take on the position of Patient Flow Lead within the areas of Respiratory and Lung Cancer based at Wythenshawe hospital.

You would be responsible for the coordination of elective and emergency case beds.

Band 6

37.5 hrs per week

Identify and agree the operational priorities for the day with the Site Manager clarifying expectations regarding the movement of patients taking into account the clinical priority, risk and quality standards.

Plan the workload each day

Facilitate the efficient and timely repatriation of patients from and to other Trusts

Ensure timely admission of tertiary referrals in line with identified clinical priority

Identify and escalate delays in transfer of patients awaiting discharge to other community settings and/or other hospital Trusts for treatment.

Working proactively and in partnership with acute wards to encourage timely discharges maximising utilisation of the Discharge Lounge

Work in partnership with Critical Care areas to ensure the allocation of beds is confirmed when level 2 or 3 care is no longer required

Ensure reference to electronic systems related to patient flow is made to ensure that the right bed under the right team and at the right time is in place

The post holder will embed within working practice of the team a professional and productive interface between ward/departments

Ensure that documentation required is completed accurately in a timely manner and is legible for future reference. To ensure this, all documentation should be scanned and saved to designated electronic drive in line with team practices and retention of information as per Trust policy

For full list of duties please see job description

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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