Site Nurse Practitioners

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Guildford is seeking an experienced Site Nurse Practitioner to join their team. The role involves managing patient flow, providing senior clinical support, and overseeing site management on a full-time basis. Candidates should have strong clinical expertise and management experience, contributing to an outstanding patient experience. This is a permanent role with rotational shifts covering day and night. Competitive health and wellbeing programs are available, along with strong career development opportunities.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing program

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Highly clinical experienced nurse with management experience.
• Ability to assess, refer, and transfer patients in a timely manner.
• Experience in site management and supporting clinical areas.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely clinical placement of patients and manage bed utilization.
• Provide senior nurse support through advanced interventions.
• Oversee site management during normal and out-of-hours operations.

Skills

Clinical advanced nursing practice

Management experience

Patient flow optimization

Effective communication

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the timely and appropriate clinical placement of patients by planning and managing the effective utilisation of in‑patient beds providing an efficient and effective service for both emergency and elective admissions.
• To provide senior nurse support through advanced clinical interventions and clinical management support for all the clinical areas.
• To ensure that patients receive timely assessment, referral and transfer from the A&E department, MAU and SAU in order that clinical care can be optimum and the national priorities achieved.
• To troubleshoot during the patient pathway to assist the clinical areas to improve the patient experience.
• Responsibility for site management out of normal working hours, liaising with the on‑call teams as necessary. Assist with site management issues in hours, liaising with all appropriate teams and departments as necessary to maintain normal, This role actively supports the patient's pathway through the hospital, both managerially and clinically.

The four principle responsibilities of this team are:

• To facilitate the timely and appropriate clinical placement of patients
• To provide clinical advanced nursing practice and decision making.
• To operationally support and manage the hospital site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• To provide clinical and professional support and leadership to the clinical areas as appropriate.

The focus of the team is to create seamless patient flow throughout the hospital sometimes in collaboration with outside agencies, identifying and troubleshooting problems early in order to ensure safe and timely patient flow within the RSCH.

Job Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Site Nurse Practitioners team. This is permanent, fulltime, position although a secondment would be considered for the right candidate. We are looking for a diverse, enthusiastic individual who likes the challenge of day to day operational activity of the trust. This job will involve patient flow, senior clinical support and site management. We are looking for a highly clinical experienced nurse with management experience. The post holder will work rotational shifts covering day and night.

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an overall rating of Outstanding. Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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