Nurse Coordinator – Single Point of Access
Band 6
Main area: Nurse Coordinator Grade Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Part time - 28 hours per week
Job ref: 373-NBH0758-A RR
Site: Workplace Hub Town Ellesmere Port
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Single Point of Access is looking for an experienced nurse who is highly motivated and has excellent communication skills to join our team based in Ellesmere Port.
Working as a Nurse Coordinator, the post holder will effectively manage referrals from a variety of care settings and utilise various care pathways, ensuring that patients are referred to the most appropriate service for treatment. This is a non-patient facing role working within a call centre setting.
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. To be eligible for the relocation payment, you must live more than 40 miles from the base/location of the post you are applying for and you would need to relocate to within 15 miles of the new base. If this applies to you, please state this on your application so we can discuss this with you if you are invited to interview.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for facilitating the management of patients with unplanned care needs by ensuring that patients are referred to the most appropriate service which meets their individual health needs, adopting a patient-centred approach. This includes admission to hospital where appropriate, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions by utilising community services and facilitating a smooth transition of care between primary care, secondary care and community care settings.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse (RGN)
* Previous experience of facilitating clinical supervision
Knowledge and Expertise
* Extensive current clinical knowledge
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Experience
* A Registered Nurse Adult, currently practising with post registration experience within a community/primary care setting
* IT literate with good keyboard skills
* Experience of triage / multidisciplinary / interagency working
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Robbie Wade Owen
Job title: Team Leader
Email address: robbie.wade-owen@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07385 490188
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100.
Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow
We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care. We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families.
At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow. With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?
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