Job overview

Emergency Department Progress Chaser - Band 3 

An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Directorate of Emergency Medicine. Working closely with the Nurse in Charge you will play a crucial role within the Directorate supporting patient flow within the Emergency Department.

we are looking for a full time on 3 x 12 hour shifts per week.

Main duties of the job

With the guidance of the Nurse in Charge you will be responsible for chasing investigations and liaising with multidisciplinary teams to support timely discharges and transfers. You will produce a daily log of actions to support the 4 hour breach analysis which is to be presented to your line manager following each shift.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking to further their development. You will be committed to your own personal development. You must have the ability to manage a busy workload, working to tight deadlines whilst working accurately and efficiently in a very busy environment. It is also important that you have proven effective communication skills.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.