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.
Rob Presland would welcome conversations from interested applicants. Please see the job description for more specific job details.
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. Alongside this, they will 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.
* 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 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
Essential
* Full GMC registration
* Significant experience at Consultant or SAS level
Desirable
* Coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
* 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
Desirable
* Working with programme/project methodology
Knowledge
Essential
* 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
Desirable
* Coaching and mentoring skills
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
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