Strategic Clinical Lead, Patient Flow & Capacity

The Methodist Church in Britain; South Shields; Vor Ort; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead for Patient Flow to sit on the senior leadership team within the Operations Directorate. The post sets the strategy for moving patients safely through the hospital, covering capacity, discharge and length of stay across urgent care, inpatient wards and community pathways.

Applicants must be a Registered Nurse with a management qualification at masters level or equivalent experience, and you will lead the Clinical Site Team and Discharge

Qualifikationen

• Post-graduate management qualification in business or NHS management, MSc or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of ongoing and sustained CPD.

Aufgaben

• 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.
• Lead the Clinical Site Team and Discharge Lounge, including day-to-day management and future development of site services, capacity arrangements and escalation processes.
• Work with divisional triumvirates, site teams, operational leaders and clinicians to improve patient movement and hospital throughput.
• Lead and influence change across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Build 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 and accountability, with visible leadership on standards, performance and staff engagement.
• Directly manage a portfolio of services and projects as determined by the Chief Operating Officer.
• Contribute to emergency preparedness and response, participate in the Tactical On-Call rota and maintain operational resilience under pressure.
• Support Directorate and Divisional leadership teams in the planning, delivery and review of pathways and services.

Kenntnisse

Operational management

Senior leadership

NMC registration

Service improvement

CPD evidence

Ausbildung

MSc in NHS management

Post-graduate management qualification

Tools

Teletracking

Jobbeschreibung

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead for Patient Flow to sit on the senior leadership team within the Operations Directorate. The post sets the strategy for moving patients safely through the hospital, covering capacity, discharge and length of stay across urgent care, inpatient wards and community pathways.

Applicants must be a Registered Nurse with a management qualification at masters level or equivalent experience, and you will lead the Clinical Site Team and Discharge