Job Overview
We are currently recruiting for Permanent and 12 month Fixed term/Secondment opportunities.
Dynamic, confident, and motivated in nature. Is this YOU?
If you are passionate about providing the best care to our patients, this opportunity offers the right individual a chance to showcase and grow their leadership, clinical skills, and knowledge. Our service is one where your passion, drive, and motivation will genuinely make a real difference to the entire Trust.
In order to succeed, you will have proven leadership skills and experience, highly effective and influential communication skills, the ability to challenge professionally, and move things forward by engaging your divisional colleagues. You will be a positive role-model.
If you think this role is for you and have the relevant skills and experience, and you want to work in a fast-paced, forward-thinking team, then this opportunity is for you.
We face challenges every day as a team. We need someone who delivers the Trust's key objectives in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, enjoys collaborative working, and is committed to continuous improvement.
Main Duties of the Job
A broad overview of responsibilities includes managing the Trust’s bed capacity and patient flow and assisting in the achievement of key performance and quality standards (e.g. emergency and elective admission access targets, single sex accommodation, and infection control). You will also be required to support safe staffing levels. Out of hours, you will have overall responsibility for the hospital site with support from the on-call senior manager and the executive on call.
In conjunction with other members of the Clinical Site Management team, ensure the provision of effective site management, including direct responsibility for the management and reporting of the four-hour access target for the Emergency departments and the direction of bed usage throughout the Trust.
The role will cover twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week working in shifts.
Working for Our Organisation
The Capacity Team is responsible for ensuring patient flow throughout the Trust is safe and effective at all times. The Team encompasses Clinical Site Managers, Hospital @ Night, and facilitating timely discharges from the Trust.
We are a highly motivated and cohesive team putting the patient at the centre of all our discussions. The Capacity Team is a fast-paced area, but ensuring patient safety in the Acute Trust setting is very rewarding. We pride ourselves on effective communication and teamwork to support each other and provide the best service we can.
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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