Job summary

We are recruiting an experienced Registered Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional at St Richards Hospital to the role of Head of Patient Flow and Integrated Discharge. The successful applicant will report into the Site Director of Nursing and will work as part of the Hospital Leadership Team, taking responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of patient flow on the St Richards site, ensuring our patients receive safe, high quality and coordinated care.

Main duties of the job

Providing strategic and operational management of the St Richard's Clinical Site Team and the Discharge Co-ordinator team, the postholder will also work with Integrated Care System partners and will ensure safe and timely patient discharge, promote evidence based visible, compassionate leadership act as a role model for best practice.

The post holder will develop and implement collaborative ways of working in managing patient flow from admission to discharge in a safe, efficient, and coordinated manner across all areas.

About us

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As per the attached JD:

Responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the site and patient flow at St Richards Hospital

Strategic and operational management of the St Richards Clinical Site Team and the Discharge Co-ordinator team

Coordination of patient services to the hospital 24/7 and working with Integrated Care System partners to ensure safe and timely patient discharge.

To develop and implement collaborative ways of working in managing patient flow from admission to discharge in a safe, efficient, and coordinated manner across all areas.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional
• Masters level education or equivalent experience
• Evidence of Continuous professional development

Desirable

• Substantial relevant post- registration experience at a senior level.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working successfully working collaboratively with senior colleagues across a multi-disciplinary team and across organisational boundaries
• Previous experience of leadership and management in a relevant senior nurse/senior therapist role ideally within an Acute NHS Trust

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