Band 7 Health Promotion and Prehabilitation Programme Manager (Perioperative Medicine Team)

PLEASE NOTE: This is a fixed-term / secondment opportunity for 12 months.

We currently have a new and exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking, proactive and highly motivated Nurse, Manager or AHP to join our Perioperative medicine team for a 12 month secondment/fixed-term contract.

We are looking for the post holder to be able to work effectively as part of a team both internally and with external partners, maintain a flexible approach to service development and demands, be able to develop services and pathways of care whilst adhering to set timelines.

The post holder will be responsible for providing inspirational, visible and accessible leadership to the teams in order to deliver key quality metrics.

The focus would be on ensuring we are providing high quality care that is responsive to the needs of our population whilst supporting the development of the perioperative medicine pathway.

Main duties of the job

Work as a health promotion programme manager, working closely with care coaches, senior nurses, clinicians and managers to develop and deliver high standards of patient-focused, evidence-based care across the patient pathway.

Act at an individual, clinical team, care group and organisational level as a role model for transformational leadership and display excellent facilitation skills. You will work as a catalyst for exploring new ways of working across Prehabilitation and perioperative medicine pathways to deliver cost-effective, quality care.

The post holder will work as an expert practitioner and is responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the client group.

Work in line with RBH strategic objectives to contribute towards achieving the Trust's key priorities, demonstrating sustained commitment to change agenda.

For more information of the role and our services, please contact: Meera Dussoye (Lead Nurse Abdominal Surgery) on 0118 322 1085 / meera.dussoye@royalberkshire.nhs.uk.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country serving a population of more than 500,000 people and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a health promotion programme manager, working closely with care coaches, senior nurses, clinicians and managers to develop and deliver high standards of patient-focused, evidence-based care across the patient pathway.

You will work in practice to:

• Support health and well-being coaches.
• Develop pathways for health promotion.
• Support and coordinate development of newly appointed staff.
• Promote and enhance a culture of openness and enquiry through practice
• Act at an individual, clinical team, care group and organisational level as a role model for transformational leadership and display excellent facilitation skills. They will work as a catalyst for exploring new ways of working across prehabilitation and perioperative medicine pathways to deliver cost-effective, quality care.
• The post holder will work as an expert practitioner and is responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the client group.
• Work in line with RBH strategic objectives to contribute towards achieving the Trusts key priorities. Demonstrate sustained commitment to change agenda, stimulating improvement and offering tools for sharing.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to minimum BSc degree level
• Significant relevant recent post registration experience

Desirable

• Post graduate level study

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of Perioperative medicine pathway

Desirable

• Evidence of developing innovative practice and managing change across health and social care

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

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