Chief Registrar in Medicine - Crewe, United Kingdom - Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job overview

The Emergency Department at Leighton Hospital is seeking to recruit a highly committed and enthusiastic Patient Tracker to join their dynamic and supportive team. The role holder will be responsible for co-ordinating patient flow through the department and ensuring that this is done in a safe and efficient manner.

This is an exciting and fast-paced role within what can often be a very busy and stressful environment. We are looking for an organised, professional and quick-thinking individual who has the ability to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner. You will be confident in communicating with patients and colleagues of all levels and comfortable in using IT systems including PCS and an electronic live status board.

This post is for the following hours and you must be able to commit to this rota:

Week 1 (starting w/c 8/7/)

Monday – :-:

Tuesday – :-:

Wednesday – OFF

Thursday – OFF

Friday – OFF

Weekend – OFF

Week 2 - (w/c /7/)

Monday – :-:

Tuesday – OFF

Wednesday – OFF

Thursday – OFF

Friday - :-:

Weekend – OFF

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the clinical team, the successful post holder will be required to track specialty reviews, bed requests, and moves in and out of the department, as well as to monitor performance metrics and contribute to the excellent quality of care delivered to patients by maintaining a detailed overview of all activity within the department.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1 and became a Foundation Trust in April 8.

We employ almost 5, members of staff, provide around hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 0 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with % of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide a comprehensive, quality, confidential service to the clinical and managerial teams. The post holder will be responsible for reviewing waiting times, identifying areas of delay and ensuring the timely throughput of patients within the Emergency Department. This will include ensuring escalation procedures are activated when necessary and all relevant issues relating to achieving the 4 hourly target are addressed. It is
essential that the post holder is able to exercise initiative suitable to the role, and is fully supportive to other colleagues in the team.

Please see full job description.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees have the right to work in the UK.

If you intend to seek permission to work in the UK via a Skilled Worker visa, please be aware that the UK Government set requirements that must be met (such as a minimum salary requirement and being skilled to a certain level). Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship for Skilled Worker visas.

We recommend that you use the information on the to check if this role will be eligible.

Key Messages

• Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.

• We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.

• All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.

• Recruitment is based on the Trust's values and behaviours and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.

• Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

• Appointments are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

• LED Doctors are subject to a 3 month probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 4 (Exceptions) Order 5 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 0 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact