Clinical Operational Manager Surgery Clinical Board
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Operational Manager in Surgery Clinical Board. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated individual to use their expert clinical knowledge and influencing skills to support the patients' journey through our services. At a time when clinical services are more stretched than ever, your work will involve a range of activities to support the provision of expert patient care as well as efficient and effective use of our bed capacity. An understanding of patient flow in acute settings is essential. We are passionate about ensuring that patients receive the right care at the right time and in the right place.
Required is an individual who has both an engaging and supportive approach, with the understanding and use of collective leadership being central to the success of the role. Highly developed skills in communication and co-ordination are required as well as experience in using UHB wide administrative functions.
The successful candidate will be supported in their own leadership and management development through supervision, appraisal, and study to ensure revalidation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will utilise expert clinical knowledge and skills to lead in the provision and management of a quality patient flow/pathway service, ensuring the most effective and appropriate use of bed capacity within Surgery Clinical Board. The Clinical Operational Manager plays a central role within Surgery Clinical Board ensuring organisation management and monitoring of the patient flow/pathway, in order to deliver a standardised and coordinated approach to patient flow. The focus of the role is improving the patient experience and quality of care, while ensuring timely flow is maintained.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse - currently registered with the NMC
* Specialist training to MSC level or accepted equivalent level of knowledge and experience
* Evidence of on-going, relevant CPD
Experience
* Clinically credible with recent experience of patient flow and patient discharge process
* Substantial and recent post-registration experience and professional development including recent clinical leadership, team management and with a reputation for professional innovation and excellence
Skills
* Able to work effectively, autonomously and achieve deadlines, delegating appropriately
* Able to work in a high pressured environment and evidence of leadership 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.
Address
University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park
£46,840 to £53,602 a year, Per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
001-NMR481-1224
Job locations
University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park
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