Head of Operations - Urgent, Emergency and Acute Medicine
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The Head of Operations is responsible for operational management of the service, focusing on acute flow both in and out of hours, ensuring Trust bed resources are used to maximum efficiency, while ensuring safety, quality, and performance are delivered.
To be responsible for the operational management of the site and patient flow across the hospital including:
1. Providing visible proactive leadership to the service, acting as the key senior lead for issues, challenges, and escalation.
2. Working collaboratively with the Care Groups to provide assurance that robust systems for site and patient flow are in place and that quality patient-led services are delivered consistently.
3. Collaborating with Care Group teams to ensure Trust-wide operational priorities are identified and delivered on a daily basis with robust plans from the Care Group for out of hours.
4. Providing leadership to the key functions of:
1. Site Operations Team
2. Non-Elective improvement and all associated stakeholders.
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.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. We are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Pope Job title: Business Administration Manager Email address: hpope@nhs.net
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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