Emergency Department Patient Flow Assistant

NHS Jobs; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Emergency Department Patient Flow Assistant to support daily patient movement in the ED. You will help maintain up-to-date plans, ensure clerking is real-time, and reference patients on trackers to support safe and efficient care.

The role also involves recording bed bookings and referral timings, ensuring clinician-verified coding before discharge, and preparing information for safety huddles using the standard template.

Qualifications

• NHS ED environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date ED patient plans.
• Ensure clerking is up to date in real time.
• Cross reference all ED patients to ensure those referred are on the tracker.
• Accurately input Bed Booked times.
• Record referral times to specialties and outcomes.
• Ensure coding is completed by a clinician prior to discharge.
• Gather information for daily safety huddle and complete the template.

Job description

Emergency Department Patient Flow Assistant

Ensure that there are up to date plans for all patients. Ensure that clerking is up to date in real time. Cross reference all patients in the Emergency Department to ensure that all referred patients are on the tracker. Accurately input the Bed Booked times. Ensure referral times to specialties and specialty outcomes are recorded accurately. Ensure coding is completed by a clinician prior to discharge and the patient is removed. Gather information prior to each safety huddle and complete the template accurately Please see the attached Person Specification and Job Description which outline the main responsibilities of this role.

£25,760 - £27,476 enhancements for out of hours work

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust