Radiology In-patient Flow Coordinator - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Band 3

Main area

Radiology

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Grade

Band 3

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Contract

Secondment: 12 months (Monday to Sunday)

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Hours

Full time 4 sessions per week (8am pm Monday to Thursday and Friday to Sunday working 4 days on and then 4 days off on a rotation to cover a 7 day a week service)

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Job ref
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Site

Nottingham University Hospital

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

11/06/2023 23:59Job overview

An exciting job role has been created to become an integral member of the Radiology Team.

The post holder will be expected to coordinate ED and inpatients radiology referrals and to manage the Virtual ward referrals for Radiology They will work in collaboration with the Radiologists, Radiographers, organising patient flow within Radiology to ensure timely access and resolution of queries which may affect patient flow across the whole department.

They will work on a rotation to provide service cover across 7 days.

Hours of work will be 8am to 7pm Mon to Thurs, 8am to 7:30pm Fri - Sun working 4 days on and 4 days off.

Your working hours will balance across a 4 week period. The role is based in MRI on A floor.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the efficient running of the Radiology Department by liaising with wards/ ED/theatres and porters to ensure patients arrive in a timely manner and are correctly prepared for imaging.

The post holder will support the Radiographer team leader and Radiology registrars by performing non-clinical tasks which will release radiographer and registrar time to support scanning and reporting of the patients.

They will take actions to avoid delays such as contacting wards to establish patient status and readiness for the scan, explaining what is required.

A proactive approach is required to pre-empt delays where possible by using their knowledge and understanding of Radiology as well as the Virtual Ward pathway and hospital systems such as CRIS/Medway and Nerve Centre in order to monitor the patient flow and identify issues.

Working for our organisation

We have an important contribution to make to life in Nottingham and the wider region and we take this responsibility seriously.

With 15,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

We have a budget of just under £1billion, 90 wards and 1,700 beds across three main sites:
QMC, City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We deliver district general services to 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities.

Our specialist services allows us to deliver care to 4.5m people from across the East Midlands and nationally for a handful of services.

We have a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services, including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma.

We play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To have an overall understanding of what patients are waiting for and proactively address delays by liaising with the relevant referring ward/area.

Have an awareness of capacity within each area to ensure patient flow in each area is as smooth as possible and reduce situations of patient build-up and conversely poor utilisation of the scanner.

Take responsibility for answering hospital calls regarding in-patients to a central Radiology number including calls from referring clinicians and give proactive advice, problem solving and escalating as appropriate.

This will include re-organisation of existing workload on a frequent basis in response to queries received from consultants, registrars and external clients.

Answer all queries regarding scan times and results availabilities for all in-patients attending Radiology.

Liaise with wards to discuss patient preparation for scan and ascertain as to whether the patient is ready and alert any issues which may affect patient flow to the Senior radiographer in the relevant modality.

Place patients onto Nerve Centre portering and contact the porters to discuss any patients that do not attend within 30 minutes of requested time.

Escalate to site matron/Radiology Bronze contact as necessary.

Communicate rejections of radiology requests to the wards, entering also on Nerve Centre.

Gather any additional information required by the Radiology Team to enable good patient flow and effective utilisation of key scanning equipment.

Assist with the management of patient pathways by giving clinicians relevant information to enable pathway progress.

Person specification

Qualifications:

Essential criteria