Clinical Lead for Patient Flow

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead for Patient Flow (Band 8c) to join the senior leadership team. You will lead strategic and operational delivery of patient flow across the Trust, ensuring timely, effective and coordinated care while supporting performance, quality and financial objectives.

You will collaborate across divisions, corporate teams and system partners to drive improvements in capacity management and discharge processes, influencing change and championing

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership for patient flow across the Trust.
• Lead development and implementation of patient flow, discharge and capacity management strategies.
• Drive reductions in length of stay, delayed discharges and unnecessary variation in patient pathways.
• Work closely with divisional triumvirates, site teams, operational leaders and clinical colleagues to improve patient movement and hospital throughput.
• Lead and influence change across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Build strong partnerships with community services, local authorities and system partners to optimise discharge pathways.
• Provide expert advice to executive colleagues on patient flow, capacity and utilisation.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and excellence in patient care.

Job description

Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for improving patient flow, reducing delays and delivering outstanding patient care? We are seeking an exceptional and dynamic Clinical Lead for Patient Flow (Band 8c) to join our senior leadership team at a pivotal time for the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the strategic and operational delivery of patient flow across the Trust, ensuring patients receive timely, effective and coordinated care while supporting the delivery of performance, quality and financial objectives. As the Trust's senior clinical lead for patient flow, you will work collaboratively across clinical divisions, corporate teams, system partners and the wider Integrated Care System to drive sustainable improvements in patient flow, capacity management and discharge processes. You will provide visible leadership across urgent and emergency care, inpatient services and community pathways, helping to shape innovative solutions that improve both patient experience and operational efficiency.,

• Provide strategic leadership for patient flow across the Trust.
• Lead the development and implementation of patient flow, discharge and capacity management strategies.
• Drive reductions in length of stay, delayed discharges and unnecessary variation in patient pathways.
• Work closely with divisional triumvirates, site teams, operational leaders and clinical colleagues to improve patient movement and hospital throughput.
• Lead and influence change across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Build strong partnerships with community services, local authorities and system partners to optimise discharge pathways.
• Provide expert advice to executive colleagues on patient flow, capacity and utilisation.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and excellence in patient care.

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.