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The Capacity & Flow Team is a dedicated team who provide highly skilled and professional support in directing patient flow across the acute division 24/7. Clinical site co-ordination supports patient flow to ensure timely bed availability, admission, discharge, transfer and appropriate placement of patients across Medical and Surgical Directorates, Scheduled and Unscheduled care and operates within the delivery of the 4 hour Emergency Access target.
Due to an expansion of the team to enhance our 24/7 cover on site, an exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an individual to make a significant contribution to the delivery of hospital site management. The clinical co-ordinator role is significant in the management of acute beds and will work closely with primary care colleagues promoting patient flow to downstream hospitals as well as managing transfer to and from tertiary centres. You will provide a high level of visibility and leadership and act as a professional role model to uphold the standards required of the Acute Services Division in NHS Fife.
The successful candidate will be an experienced NMC registered first level nurse with evidence of professional development, leadership experience and a focus on high standards of quality, patient centred care delivery.
This challenging post requires excellent decision making skills and you must be able to work autonomously and have strong, refined and effective communication and organizational skills with the ability to apply these effectively in a dynamic environment.
If you would like to be part of our team and feel you have the skills and share our values, I would be delighted to hear from you and welcome your application.
Any informal enquiries can be made to Steph Doolan, Interim Clinical Nurse Manager on 01592 643355 ext 29923
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.