We are looking a department leader to join our dual purpose outpatient and medical day case unit at Berwick Infirmary
We hold multiple clinics of varied specialities Monday to Friday and excellent communication skills are required when working with multiple teams
Our medical day case unit provides treatment locally for patients requiring drug infusions, venesection and blood transfusion ect.
This is an exciting time to join our team as we prepare to move into our new hospital with the development of additional services.
The post holder will ensure safe, efficient and holistic care for patients attending clinics for multiple specialities and assess, plan and evaluate care in our nurse led medical day case unit.
Manage the treatment and care of patients who attend our nurse led medical day case unit, liaising with speciality teams to provide safe and efficient care.
Responsible for the daily running of the out patient department, ensuring safe staffing levels and supporting staff on a daily basis.
Working closely with multiple teams, providing education and support to the local team to allow us to provide safe care in a rural location.
Provide highest standards of clinical practice and act as a role model to others
Adapting to the changing environment and supporting the team via QI projects and service development
Control workload and manage duties by identifying networks of support for yourself and other employees
Delegates to member of the team
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Leadership of the team supporting well being and staff development
Staff rotas and sickness management
Communicating with wider MDT of multiple specialities to ensure safe and high quality care and supporting patient journey through OPD and medical day case
This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024
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