Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Emergency Care division for a Flow Coordinator.

The  successful candidate will be based on AMU -  the Acute Medical Unit. Who are a 32 bedded admission unit, who focus on emergency admissions mainly from our Emergency Department and urgent care admission area's, then transferring patients to the specialist wards for their continuing care.

 We are seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working and flexible individual to assist us in providing an excellent and empathetic service at all times, if you think you possess  these qualities, then we look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Main duties of the job

Applicants will need confident communication skills and experience of dealing with varied professionals and people and will need to have excellent IT skills.

You must be able to undertake and record patient clinical observations and escalate accordingly.

The main duties will include answering the telephone, liaising with the clinical site team and emergency admission area's creating flow in and out of the unit.

Ensuring the smooth operation of patient movement within the trust.

Working for our organisation

MCHFT  provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.

With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

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. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.