Care Flow Navigator - Emergency Department


Location
Doncaster, England
Salary
£25,272 a year
Profession
Navigator (discipline unspecified)
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
19 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Fixed-Term
Posted Date
05 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

13 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Working in a customer services background

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Understanding of GDPR and confidentiality issues

  • Qualifications & Training

    Basic keyboard skills

  • Qualifications & Training

    Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Able to speaking confidently, conveying clear messages to a wide range of people

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours, dealing with people, problems and situations with honesty, integrity and respecting diversity

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Employ tact and patience when dealing with difficult situations remaining polite and understanding at all times

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Commitment to undertake and complete learning activities, which will form part of the role development

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Maintain confidentiality at all times in respect of the Data Protection Act (1998)

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to follow both verbal and written instructions

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Highly developed self-motivational skills Able to work in a logical and/or methodical manner and able to work under own initiative.

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Able to work independently in a fast paced environment

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Ability to accommodate and adapt to the demands of the post with flexible working as required and good attendance

Desirable

7 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Previous experience of working with the general public

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Seizes opportunities to learn about and implement new technology to enhance personal and team performance

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Demonstrate clear commitment to the team approach; exchanging ideas and providing support to colleagues

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Seeks to develop an understanding of different groups and individuals and ensures equitable and appropriate treatment for all

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Conveys written information clearly and accurately to a wide range of recipients

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Speaks confidently, conveying clear messages to a wide range of listeners

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Embraces responsibility for identifying sound and effective solutions to a variety of different problems

Job summary

Fixed term 6 months - PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Emergency Department team working as part of Administration team in either of the following locations: Front Door Assessment and Streaming Service (FDASS), Ambulance Assessment (AMT) or Minor Injuries Unit (MIU), providing patient support and administration services. Duties include patient registration, coordinating the direction and flow of patients who present as "walk ins" to the Emergency Department (ED), processing patient documentation and retrieval of patient records, reception duties, dealing with telephone enquiries, ordering transport for patients and booking patient appointments.

A confident communicator, at all levels with the ability to display outstanding customer care skills. Excellent keyboard skills are essential with experience of working quickly and accurately under pressure.

Carrying out all administrative processes connected with patients' attendance in the Department and their further treatment, transfer and discharge.

This vacancy is to work across both Docnaster Royal Infirmary and Mexborough Montague sites. Shifts will be via roster over a 24/7 period including days / evening / nights / weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. This will also include cross site working where necessary

Please note: This advert may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

To greet all patients in a polite and friendly manner.

Register and direct patients using appropriate guidelines via one of the following: ED Streamer, Front Door Assessment & Streaming Service (FDASS) or Ambulance Assessment (AMT).

Support patients to use the ED streaming tool to ascertain that the patient is in the correct location and requires the Emergency Department. If not, be able to re-direct accordingly.

To be able direct and support patients to use the navigation iPads.

To work with the navigation nurse to complete the patient navigation process in line with Standard Operating Procedures.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Details

  • Date posted: 05 October 2026
  • Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  • Band: Band 2
  • Salary: £25,272 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
  • Contract: Fixed term
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
  • Reference number: 272-8157992-A
  • Job locations: Doncaster Royal Infirmary / Mexborough MIU, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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This advert is for Care Flow Navigator - Emergency Department with Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Navigator (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £25,272 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 19 Oct 2026.

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