Site Practitioner (Internal Only)

Royal Devon And Exeter Nhs Foundation Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Site Management Team as a Site Practitioner in the Operations Division, Eastern Services. You will help ensure safe patient flow, capacity management and escalation, coordinating Hospital Out of Hours services and providing expert clinical and operational support.

The role requires resilience, strong communication, and the ability to influence improvements in patient care and throughput across the site.

Qualifications

• Experienced Registered Nurse with significant acute care experience.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Site Practitioners support patient flow, capacity and escalation across the site.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with clinical and operational teams, you will support the management of patient flow, capacity and escalation, while promoting the delivery of safe, high-quality care.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision making

Acute care experience

Job description

Role Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Site Management Team as a Site Practitioner within the Operations Division, Eastern Services.

We are looking for a motivated and resilient nurse with significant acute care experience, excellent communication skills and the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Site Practitioners play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective flow of patients across the site, helping patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

Working closely with clinical and operational teams, you will support the management of patient flow, capacity and escalation, while promoting the delivery of safe, high-quality care. You will also coordinate the Hospital Out of Hours service, providing expert clinical and operational support across the organisation.

If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can influence patient flow, support colleagues across the organisation and develop your operational and leadership skills, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

More detail about the role

Working within the Operations Support Division in Eastern services and managed by the Clinical Matron of Operations and Lead Nurse / Head of Patient Flow, the Site Practitioner team provides -hour support to the organisation to ensure the effective flow of elective and emergency patients from admission through to discharge.

Working Pattern: hours per week, working a rotational shift pattern including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

For further information please contact: Fiona Heckles - Clinical Matron of Operations on This is an internal vacancy for Royal Devon employees

This is a fixed term contract until //7. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over , staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than , people, cover more than 2, square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Benefits

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work‑life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays.

You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.