Patient Flow Co-ordinator The Balfour – Medical Acute Band 6 £41,499 - £50,222 including Distant Islands Allowance pro rata per annum Part Time 36 hours per week (Monday-Sunday various hours between 8am and 8pm) Permanent This is an exciting and essential new role, and an excellent opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and committed Health Care Professional. This post, based in the Balfour will ensure effective flow and co-ordination of patients within the Balfour and across primary, secondary, and tertiary interfaces working closely with colleagues from across Health and Social Care to ensure best possible patient care and experience. The post holder will report to the Clinical Manager Acute and will be responsible, in collaboration with medical and other clinical staff, for negotiating alternatives to admissions securing safe timely discharge with members of the multidisciplinary team including social work colleagues and expediting repatriations for those receiving care off island. The successful candidate will be a Registered Health Care Professional with significant post registration experience, and sound knowledge of changing trends in health and social care. NHS Orkney is the smallest territorial healthcare board with a vision to “Be the best remote and rural care provider in the UK” and a career with us means becoming a vital contributor in protecting the health and lives of Orkney’s residents. NHS Orkney is working hard to be the best remote and rural care provider in the UK, do you want to play a part in helping us achieve our vision? Orkney is an archipelago of over 70 beautiful islands, 17 of which are inhabited, lying off the northern coast of Scotland, between John O’Groats and the Shetland Isles. Orkney is a wonderful place to live and work and offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, good leisure facilities, unique wildlife, and amazing scenery, whilst the excellent ferry and air connections make travel to the Scottish mainland, Shetland, and even Norway quite easy. The isles been settled since the Neolithic period providing a rich archaeological history to be explored as well as many outdoor pursuits, including diving in Scapa Flow, kayaking, walking, cycling, bird watching, and many more. Orcadian culture is rich, with music and arts and crafts well represented, and the St Magnus Music Festival in June is internationally renowned. To find out more about living and working in Orkney go to: www.orkney.com or www.visitorkney.com. Further information on NHS Orkney can be found at www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk. If you’re enthused by what we have to offer, share our vision, and believe you can contribute to NHS Orkney, we would be thrilled to hear from you. For further information, please contact Moira Sinclair, Clinical Nurse Manager by email at moira.sinclairnhs.scot