Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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
The post holder will work with both corporate and divisional clinical senior management teams and will make a significant contribution to the delivery of access and quality standards, ensuring patients are treated in a timely and efficient manner. They will also need to encourage and develop engagement and integration with the whole medical workforce to ensure good flow within the hospital.
Job Responsibilities
* Provide medical clinical leadership into the operational patient flow team, working alongside the Associate Medical Directors and assigned senior responsible owners for transformation.
* 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.
* Support the 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
* Experience 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £96,990 to £139,882 a year (Per Annum Pro Rata)
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