Flow Coordinator Bank

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

About

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust. We are the main provider of a wide range of specialist health & social care services to individuals and their carers or families in Sheffield. The Trust has an excellent reputation for providing high quality services to people within our care. Our vision is that people who use our services will achieve their full potential, living fulfilled lives in the community. We provide: Mental health services for adults and older people, Services for people with learning disabilities, Services for people with drug and alcohol problems, A wide range of other specialist services, such as for people accessing maternal mental health, gender dysphoria services and psychology for people with physical health problems. We also provide a full range of services at sites where people live. These services aim to provide care and treatment to individuals and their families and help people to maintain their independence and continue with their day-to-day lives as far as possible. We provide a range of in-patient and residential services for individuals who cannot be appropriately helped in a community-based setting. Within our learning disability services we work closely with a large number of supported living settings/residential care homes in partnership with housing associations. Many of the people we help are seen in their own homes by members of staff, and some people attend our clinics to see nurses, social workers, therapists or doctors. We provide treatment, care and help on an individual or group basis where support and guidance is provided. We also work alongside GPs and other staff in local health centres, or with staff from other organisations often in the voluntary sector. We often see people for short periods of time, providing advice and treatment which helps resolve the persons problems. For people with more serious longer term difficulties we will support them and work with them for a number of years. As a Foundation Trust we work in partnership with Sheffield City Council and have formal agreements with them, called a section 75 agreement, to provide a range of social care services on the Councils behalf. Through these arrangements, we have made good progress in developing integrated services for the people of Sheffield - an important goal that is shared by ourselves and the City Council. We have placed great importance on working with other organisations to deliver integrated health and social care services to local people. In doing this we have aimed to reflect and provide for the diverse needs of the people and communities of Sheffield.

We have core values which are at the heart of all our daily activities, these values are:

• Working together for our service users
• Respect and kindness
• Everyone counts
• Commitment to quality
• Improving lives
  
  

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced mental health professional to join the SHSC Bank as a Bank Flow Coordinator.

This is opportunity is open to existing band 7's and suitable band 6's who wish to act up on a bank worker basis.

This role is pivotal in our 24/7 service, maintaining flow throughout systems and working alongside the leadership team. The role provides expert clinical and professional support to the in-patient units as well as the Health Based Place of Safety suites.

Reporting to the Service Manager, you will be a dynamic, forward-thinking and highly experienced registered mental health professional with experience of working as a Band 6 or above in a crisis and/or acute care setting.

You must demonstrate excellent communication & risk management skills, with the ability to challenge decisions, problem solve, support the gatekeeping /assessment of potential admissions and maintain high-level clinical oversight, whilst possessing highly developed organisational skills.

You will be part of a close team who cover a 24/7 rota, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. Out of Hours, you will be the primary contact for escalations of clinical and operational challenges, including immediate staffing concerns, and as such, leadership experience is essential. You will be able to work flexibly as required. We can offer access to training and the opportunity to be involved in service development, alongside good opportunities for progression.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• In liaison with colleagues in the crisis hub support the gatekeeping/assessment of potential admissions.
• Maintain effective personal contact with patients, relatives and carers.
• To work closely with the Out of Area Bed Manager to look at appropriate placements.
• Work alongside the crisis hub to ensure proactive management within the Trust and community services to avoid admission where possible.
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure complex packages of care are available and implemented in a timely way to minimise the occurrence of delayed discharges.
• Assist and participate in Governance and audit.
• Instigate escalation plan when acute inpatients is at or nearing capacity.
• Liaise with ward managers, senior clinicians and other Flow Coordinators to identify patient bed allocation.
• Liaise with other hospital Trusts to appropriately repatriate patients to and from other providers.
• Provide management support and participate and lead bed meetings, gathering appropriate concise information.
• Provide operational and clinical leadership to inpatient wards and the wider trust as a point of escalation for any immediate concerns.
• Be responsible for personal development and all duties are carried out with accordance within the clinical and quality assurance agenda within the Trust.
  
  

Applicant requirements

Warning: 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.