Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nurse Coordinator - AMU - Band 6
Permanent and secondment posts are available.
As a band 6 coordinator, you will be in charge of 3 areas of the acute and emergency setting when in charge on shifts, and to help relieve the pressure on the Emergency Department by delivering Direct Conveyancing to our assessment areas.
You are here to ensure the safe and effective admission, transfer, and discharge of patients, and to help maintain effective flow throughout the day.
Main duties of the job
* Co-ordination of the ward on a day-to-day basis including planning, allocation, and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.
* Liaise with the Senior Medical Team to ensure timely review of any sick patients - within 1 hour in accordance with departmental standards.
* Work closely with junior nursing staff to support them and facilitate discharges.
* Liaise with the Bed Management team via Bleep system to ascertain bed availability on the wards.
* Maintain communication with all members of the team throughout the shift. Provide leadership and support as required.
* Complete or delegate various quality checks within the department on a daily basis, including Resus trolley and CD Cupboard.
* Attend bed meetings, bringing capacity, potential and active discharges, transfers by specialty/gender, and staffing issues.
Acute Medical Unit (AMU) - 40 short stay beds, of which four are dedicated to Level 1b patients requiring a higher level of care. This unit delivers treatment to medical patients. It operates with a maximum length of stay of 14 hours, and consultant-led ward rounds take place twice daily.
Fab/Mab - A 24-hour assessment area with 14 trolley spaces accepting medical patients from AED for assessment and treatment. The length of stay on this unit is up to 4 hours; the patients are then transferred to either AMU or designated wards.
Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AEC) - A purpose-built unit incorporating consulting rooms, treatment rooms, and a treatment bay.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of the NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking senior nurse with a passion for quality and safety and the drive and commitment to aim to get it right for every patient every time.
You should be a Registered Nurse with 2 years experience in an acute ward setting, have a keen interest in providing high quality, harm-free, patient-centered care in a busy, fast-paced, ever-changing, and often challenging environment.
For this role, you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and possess the ability to lead the team effectively. As a band 6, you must display a positive and professional manner, have a non-judgmental attitude, and be open to change.
In return, you will receive support to develop personally and professionally and gain invaluable leadership and management experience.
Professional Responsibilities
* Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust and safeguards the well-being and dignity of patients and their relatives.
* Act always in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents and maintain active status on the NMC Register.
* Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
* Identify objectives within a PDP that support the delivery of high standards of clinical care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, current NMC registration.
* Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent.
Experience
* Evidence of management experience.
* Evidence of change management.
* Application of evidence-based practice.
* Evidence of developing high standards of patient care.
* Lead role in education of staff and patients.
Knowledge
* Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance.
Skills
* Ability to work in changing environments.
* Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing.
Other
* Supportive of colleagues.
* High level of personal and professional credibility.
* Well motivated.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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