This role is based the West District Nurse Community Team
Location: Acomb
The role of the Clinical Coordinator is to be a point of contact for the team, handling all referrals and tasks made by our single point of access team, to triage these tasks and allocate to the appropriate staff in the team. You will require excellent communication skills as you will speak to patients, carers, GPs and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
You will require the skills to handle a variety of conversations with patients, sometimes during times when patients feel upset or anxious. The clinical coordinator will require good knowledge of SystmOne and patient care needs. Initial training will be provided and ongoing support will be provided by the team leaders.
If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post
The successful candidate is also expected to undertake clinical duties such as wound and catheter management, administration of medications and phlebotomy.
The working pattern will be flexible within the current shift patterns, to meet the needs of the service. It is expected that this role will predominately be Monday - Friday, however there is an expectation that the successful candidate is prepared to work all shifts across the day, and 7 days per week if required.
The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Wheeler Job title: Community Team Leader Email address: Telephone number: