Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you ambitious, motivated and passionate about patient care? Do you want to make a difference for patients and improve efficiency?

If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 –Flow Co-ordinator to join the Imaging Directorate within University Hospitals of North Midlands.  Interventional Radiology is a highly specialised and challenging department that requires an enthusiastic Flow Co-ordinator that shows commitment and a positive approach towards change.

The Imaging Nursing Workforce cover both the Royal Stoke Hospital and County hospital in Stafford. It provides nursing support to the Radiology Day Case Unit, CT, Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine, Point of Care and the Interventional Radiology Theatres.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and team working skills and will be dedicated to improving the patient’s experience within the Imaging Directorate. You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities of a unit in an effective and efficient manner with an enthusiasm to improve patient flow and efficiencies within the clinical area.

Applicants must have significant post registration experience, with previous experience at least 18 months at Band 6 level or above.  Recent experience in Imaging Department or in a relevant acute clinical setting such as theatres is essential.

Main duties of the job

To ensure optimum running of interventional suites to guarantee good patient flow, maximum efficient utilisation of theatre time and resources.

Liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care.

Act as a credible and professional role model.  Encourage and empower other staff to develop both personally and professionally to achieve their maximum potential.

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.