We have a fantastic Internal opportunity for a Renal Co-ordinator on the South Yorkshire renal contract. This role will be based predominantly within the main renal units across the South Yorkshire region, however there will be a requirement to work from other locations in the area.
Contract Type: Permanent, full time – 37.5 hour per week
Working Hours: Subject to need. Core hours will be anything between 10:00 – 18:00 however there may be a need to attend units on the later shifts should issues arise that require attention.
The Renal Co-ordinator position is key to help bridge the gap between hospitals and our operations team on a daily basis.
What benefits can you expect?
1. £12.21 per hour
2. Life Assurance – providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
3. Company sick pay covering full salary for 20 days after 2 years’ service.
4. 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
5. 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
6. Hospital cash plan benefits with sickness protection scheme.
7. Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
8. Access to mental health consultations.
9. Access to physiotherapy consultations.
10. Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
11. Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits.
12. Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave.
13. Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
14. Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards.
15. The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
16. Pension Scheme.
17. Blue Light Card.
18. Uniform provided.
19. EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
20. Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter).
Key responsibilities
21. Develop and maintain relationship between Renal units and EMED in order to streamline Renal patient transport in co-ordination with Renal unit process.
22. Being the point of contact for escalation for your designated trust for issues relating to renal units within the Nottinghamshire contract.
23. Being the point of contact for immediate Renal patient queries
24. Be the point of contact between Renal managers and EMED managers.
25. Attend meetings on an ad-hoc basis.
26. To maintain positive relationships with Renal Patients and staff.
27. To assist operational and CCO managers with issues that arise throughout the day.
28. General office duties and other assistance should the need arise.
29. Dealing with patient’s complaints and stakeholder concerns as they arise. This will also include the investigation, resolution and submission of recommendations in relation to formal complaints and concerns.
30. Familiarisation with EMED policies, processes, and standard operating procedures
Health & Safety
31. Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorised enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
32. Reporting immediately any infectious nature or accident incurred by a client, colleague, self or another.
33. Understanding and ensuring the implementation of the EMED's Health & Safety, Infection Control and hygiene policies, and Emergency & Fire procedures.
34. Reporting to the Contract Manager any faulty equipment, or any potential hazard.
35. Promoting safe working practice within EMED Group
General
36. Contributing to the safeguarding of adults and Children by ensuring you are aware of your role in relation to the EMED's Safeguarding Policy, taking steps to protects clients from any form of abuse or neglect and use the appropriate reporting mechanisms.
37. Adhering to all new, and changes in NHS and Central Government initiatives as and when they are implemented.
38. Ensuring that all information of a confidential nature gained in the course of work is not divulged to third parties.
39. Adhering to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
40. Ensuring all equipment is clean and well maintained.
41. Carrying out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.
Quality Assurance:
To ensure good and safe practice in all activities relating to service user care by carrying out systems that are in place to guide, monitor and evaluate care and services provided.
About you
42. You must hold a Full UK Manual driving licence with less than 6 penalty points
43. Enthusiastic/highly motivated
44. Organised approach to work
45. Excellent communication skills
46. Good at prioritising
47. Conflict resolution skills
48. Good telephone manner
49. Excellent attention to detail
50. Flexibility
51. Ability to remain calm under pressure
52. Ability to work successfully as part of a small team
53. Patient focused approach
54. Basic IT skills
55. Experience of working in a healthcare / hospital setting (beneficial but not required)
Please note that this role will be subject to several regulatory pre-employment checks, and you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history should you be invited to an interview. Your HMRC record, available to download from the Government Gateway may help you in preparing this information when required.
Our Values
Collaborative – we work as one team with a shared purpose to meet the needs of our patients, passengers, colleagues, customers, communities, and the planet.
Agile – We listen, learn, and adapt to improve the business, each other, and ourselves.
Reliable – We do what we say we will do; we take responsibility, and we behave with integrity.
Empowered – We are confident and committed to taking responsibility to deliver the highest quality service.
About Us
The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical has enabled us to rebrand, therefore as a combined business we are now known as EMED Group. We are the largest Patient Transport and Care Partner to the NHS with circa 4,000 colleagues across 60 depots. Our ambition is to continue developing patient care transport services that improve the health and wellbeing for people across our local communities by providing transport that supports patient care, community support, secure mental health and medical courier services.
EMED Group are committed to providing services for our patients, service users, clients, and community and is supported by employees with an increasing variety of backgrounds. To do this effectively it is essential that we promote equality and embrace diversity and inclusion and treat all of our employees, patients, service users and clients with dignity and respect.
EMED Group is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, with our aim being to be truly representative of all sections of society and our clients, and for each employee to feel respected, valued and able to give their best.
EMED Group are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.