We are offering the exciting opportunity to join our Trust as the Patient Flow Clinical Manager. We are looking for a motivated individual who will support and lead our already established Clinical Site Team, and provide support to the wider Trust. You will be a Registered Nurse with significant management experience and a thorough knowledge of flow management alongside the ability to support discharge processes and the reduction of length of stay in our hospital whilst focussing on best patient care quality.

The post holder will work Monday-Friday based onsite at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust with the requirement to undertake Senior Manager on call duties.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing senior professional, operational and strategic clinical leadership to the Clinical Site Management Team, leading and developing the team. The Patient Flow Clinical Manager will support the long length of stay reduction processes and work closely with the Care Group teams to minimise delays for patients in the organisation. The post holder will proactively support patient flow from the point of patient admission through to discharge, liaising with relevant clinical teams and Care Groups as necessary to minimise delays and problem solve flow issues. This role will operate as 'Silver on site' during the day and will work closely with Silver on Call colleagues in line with escalation levels. The post holder will develop excellent working relationships with clinical teams across the Trust and community settings. The post holder will have recent management experience in the NHS with responsibility for operational matters including, staff management, budgetary responsibility, performance targets, discharge arrangements.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

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Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate a current in-depth knowledge of the national standards and Trust KPIs in relation to flow and discharge
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge of clinical speciality underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience
• Current professional and health service priorities
• Clinical Governance and patient safety agendas
• Health and Safety
• Confidentiality
• Safeguarding knowledge

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working at a senior/matron level
• Extensive experience of working in patient flow and having a deep understanding of the subject
• Demonstrable evidence of specialist knowledge of the professional leadership and management of nurses/midwives
• Demonstrable experience of leading change & problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
• Experience of standard setting and audit
• Experience of influencing in clinical practice
• Experience in undertaking research and/or publication.

Desirable

• Has led or been part of a research project
• Trained in Root cause analysis

Qualifications

Essential

• Teaching qualification or demonstrable evidence of equivalent relevant experience
• Educated to degree level
• Educated to masters level or equivalent
• Qualification within a leadership programme/study or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

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