Employer: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Great Western Hospital
Town: Swindon
Salary: £96,990 - £139,882 Per Annum Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/02/2025 23:59
Clinical Lead - Hospital Flow
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity as the new Clinical Lead for Hospital flow has arisen. This is a key strategic and clinical position within the Trust with the aim of supporting safe and effective operation of the hospital site whilst ensuring patient safety. The post holder will report to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Rob Presland, and work closely with both the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Medical Officer.
Main duties of the job
* Provide medical clinical leadership into the operational patient flow team, working alongside the Associate Medical Directors and assigned senior responsible owners for transformation.
* Have the ability to work collaboratively with nursing & therapies staff, site team, operational and other colleagues.
* Help develop strategic and operational systems, processes and policies to standardise patient flow management.
* Work alongside colleagues to support development of processes to prioritise safe discharge while aligning the concept of flow to high quality care delivery with better outcomes for patients.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration
* Significant experience at Consultant or SAS level
* Coaching qualification
Experience
* Demonstrable leadership experience
* Experience of working collaboratively, with a diverse pool of stakeholders to resolve problems and make improvements
* Experience in managing or facilitating individual performance improvement or challenging relationships in the workplace
* Experience of quality improvement methodology
* Working with programme/project methodology
Knowledge
* The ability to connect with the Trust's strategic objectives; with experience of developing pragmatic and innovative solutions
* A good communicator with the ability to analyse qualitative feedback and generate solutions
* Coaching and mentoring skills
Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements. Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.
Eligibility for this role requires:
* Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
* Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £21.50 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £49.50 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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