We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike. This is why we ask you to:
1. Maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business and adhere to data protection law.
2. Comply with the Trust’s policies and procedures, including infection prevention and control, risk management, health and safety, safeguarding children and adults, financial management and use of resources.
3. Act at all times in accordance with the professional Codes of Conduct and Accountability relevant to your role.
4. Participate in annual mandatory training.
Main duties of the job
To provide leadership and advice across the East Kent hospitals in support of efficient and effective patient flow that facilitates the achievement of the performance and quality standards of the Trust, especially emergency performance.
1. Ensure 24-hour provision of service, through the use of proactive site management, patient flow and capacity utilization, in line with Trust and national guidelines.
2. Ensure own and Clinical Site Management Team's compliance with all Trust policies, particularly the Rhythm of the Day, Patient Access Bed Allocation Operating Procedure, Integrated Discharge Policy, Trust Capacity & Demand Escalation Plan, Inter-site Transfer Policy and all relevant clinical policies.
3. Provide initial site leadership for the management and response to incidents occurring within the hospital, outside of normal working hours (i.e.: arrest calls, security incidents, fire calls, trauma calls, serious clinical incidents / complaints and serious incidents).
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Evidence of Post-registration experience, ideally 2 years at Band 6, evidence of NMC registration. Previous experience working in Clinical Site Management. Evidence of developed interpersonal skills. Demonstrates skills in management and leadership.
* Evidence of post-registration education in accordance with PREP requirements to degree level or equivalent. Qualified to or prepared to work towards Masters level.
Clinical Skills and experience
* Able to exercise initiative and work independently to achieve objectives within deadlines. Liaise with members of the multi-professional team both within the organisation and with external stakeholders, to ensure continuity is maintained and patient flow is maximised. Ability to engage team in achieving goals and objectives via a clear, shared nursing vision. Able to demonstrate good organisational skills. Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan. The ability to communicate effectively and record data through various IT systems and packages.
* Professional outlook to role and responsibilities. Demonstrates clear evidence of ongoing professional development. Evidence of self-development. Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. Demonstrate analytical skills.
Knowledge
* Understanding of how patient flow and capacity management supports safe and effective patient care. Understand clinical issues and their implications for practice. Understand service developments and national initiatives. Understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS Management processes and procedures.
* NHS data standards and terminology, including clinical datasets. Knowledge of LEAN analysis techniques, statistical methods. Knowledge of project management methodologies. Knowledge of organisational structure and operating policies. Knowledge of PAS/Allscripts/Sunrise.
Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.
There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer-facing roles.
Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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