Hospital Coordinator Band 7 inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED
WED 15 JAN 2025
Opportunity to work in a prestigious specialist heart and chest hospital, enhancing professional reputation.
Role combines clinical practice with leadership and management responsibilities, fostering professional growth.
Chance to make a significant impact on patient care by coordinating emergency admissions and transfers.
Involvement in a dynamic team environment, collaborating with diverse healthcare professionals.
Access to professional development and training opportunities, promoting continuous learning.
Contribution to high-quality clinical services in a well-regarded healthcare organisation serving a large population.
Ability to respond to critical incidents, playing a key role in ensuring patient safety and hospital operations.
The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is seeking a Band 7 Hospital Coordinator who is a registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with strong leadership and management experience. This role involves overseeing patient transfers and emergency admissions, ensuring safe patient placements, and managing the Trust's Out of Hours service. The Coordinator will assess patients, administer advanced clinical interventions, and support staff in caring for critically ill patients, while also monitoring bed occupancy and coordinating responses to critical incidents.
The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills, the ability to manage change, and a commitment to high standards of nursing care. Essential qualifications include a degree in nursing or ODP, experience at Band 7 or equivalent, and ongoing professional development, including Advanced Life Support training. Desirable qualifications may include experience in cardiothoracic care and relevant teaching or clinical assessment certifications. This permanent full-time position offers a salary ranging from £46,148 to £52,809 per annum, contributing to the hospital's mission in providing specialist cardiothoracic services to a broad catchment area.
The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills, the ability to manage change, and a commitment to high standards of nursing care. Essential qualifications include a degree in nursing or ODP, experience at Band 7 or equivalent, and ongoing professional development, including Advanced Life Support training. Desirable qualifications may include experience in cardiothoracic care and relevant teaching or clinical assessment certifications. This permanent full-time position offers a salary ranging from £46,148 to £52,809 per annum, contributing to the hospital's mission in providing specialist cardiothoracic services to a broad catchment area.
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, innovative individual to join the Hospital 24-7 team as a Band 7 Hospital Coordinator. The individual must be a first level registered General Nurse/ODP with the ability to demonstrate excellent leadership and management experience. They will work towards being responsible for management of the patient transfers and emergency admissions process, safe and appropriate patient placement, and in partnership with other members of the Trust, the achievement of related Trust targets. Responsibility for the operational management of the Trusts Out of Hours service.
Main duties of the job
To undertake patient assessment, advising on immediate care, or referral for medical intervention, as coordinator of the Hospital at Night team, ensuring prompt and effective management of patients. To undertake a wide range of advanced clinical interventions, which includes administering medication under Patient Group Directions, and providing Advanced Life Support. To support staff in the management and care of critically ill / highly dependant patients, within the ward environment. To monitor bed occupancy across the trust as a whole. To co-ordinate and assess the transfer of patients through the inpatient system to allow for sufficient capacity and safe placement of emergency admissions. The immediate co-ordination and first line management of the trusts emergency response to Fire, Major Incidents, Security Alerts, and other critical incidents. Liaising with on call manager / neighbouring trusts / external agencies as required.
About Us
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
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10 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
410-MED-6867220-A
Job locations
Liverpool heart and chest hospital
Thomas drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed Job description for further detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed Job description for further detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Values and Behaviours Essential
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, innovative individual to join the Hospital 24-7 team as a Band 7 Hospital Coordinator. The individual must be a first level registered General Nurse/ODP with the ability to demonstrate excellent leadership and management experience. They will work towards being responsible for management of the patient transfers and emergency admissions process, safe and appropriate patient placement, and in partnership with other members of the Trust, the achievement of related Trust targets. Responsibility for the operational management of the Trusts Out of Hours service.
Main duties of the job
To undertake patient assessment, advising on immediate care, or referral for medical intervention, as coordinator of the Hospital at Night team, ensuring prompt and effective management of patients. To undertake a wide range of advanced clinical interventions, which includes administering medication under Patient Group Directions, and providing Advanced Life Support. To support staff in the management and care of critically ill / highly dependant patients, within the ward environment. To monitor bed occupancy across the trust as a whole. To co-ordinate and assess the transfer of patients through the inpatient system to allow for sufficient capacity and safe placement of emergency admissions. The immediate co-ordination and first line management of the trusts emergency response to Fire, Major Incidents, Security Alerts, and other critical incidents. Liaising with on call manager / neighbouring trusts / external agencies as required.
About Us
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
Please visit our website - www.jobsincare.com/job/jbliM4vj follow this link for a tour of our site - www.jobsincare.com/job/jbliM4vj posted
10 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
410-MED-6867220-A
Job locations
Liverpool heart and chest hospital
Thomas drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed Job description for further detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed Job description for further detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Values and Behaviours Essential
- Inclusive
- Making a Difference
- Patient centred
- Accountable
- Continuous Improvement
- Teamwork
- Demonstrated exceptional communication skills with a diverse range of individuals
- Team player
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work flexibly
- Reliable
- Ability to support staff as a senior nurse or ODP
- Treat hospital information confidential
- Registered Nurse Degree in nursing or Registered ODP
- Demonstrable experience at Band 7 or equivalent experience
- On-going, professional development
- ALS trained
- Demonstrable experience in Cardio-thoracic care.
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Clinical examination qualification
- Clinical diagnostics qualification
- Demonstrable leadership experience at Band 7 Registered Nurse Degree in nursing or ODP management and leadership experience
- Reputation for setting and maintaining high standards of nursing care
- Ability to deal with complex and challenging situations
- Evidence of ability to manage change effectively
- Ability to supervise and develop staff
- Able to analyse information and problem solve effectively
- Ability to deal with sensitive and contentious issues in a professional manner.
- Knowledge and application of current professional issues
- Inclusive
- Making a Difference
- Patient centred
- Accountable
- Continuous Improvement
- Teamwork
- Demonstrated exceptional communication skills with a diverse range of individuals
- Team player
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work flexibly
- Reliable
- Ability to support staff as a senior nurse or ODP
- Treat hospital information confidential
- Registered Nurse Degree in nursing or Registered ODP
- Demonstrable experience at Band 7 or equivalent experience
- On-going, professional development
- ALS trained
- Demonstrable experience in Cardio-thoracic care.
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Clinical examination qualification
- Clinical diagnostics qualification
- Demonstrable leadership experience at Band 7 Registered Nurse Degree in nursing or ODP management and leadership experience
- Reputation for setting and maintaining high standards of nursing care
- Ability to deal with complex and challenging situations
- Evidence of ability to manage change effectively <
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