The Clinical Site Manager role is a proactive role which manages the patient's journey through the hospital. The successful post holder will be required to liaise across all departments and have the clinical expertise to place patients in the right place at the right time. The candidate will require the ability to support other clinical teams within the hospital, on a 24 hr basis.

The successful candidate will need a clear understanding of risk assessments and be able to problem solve.

To provide accurate concise data in a prompt time frame for senior decision makers within the Trust.

The CSM role requires individuals with the ability to remain calm and show leadership skills in stressful situations.

The postholder will be required to work shifts including long days, nights and weekends on a rotational roster. The shifts are 12.5 hours.

This role involves cross site working between Weston General Hospital and the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Main duties of the job

To manage the overall daily and out of hours co-ordination of bed management across the adult sites at UHBW

• Comply with the current SOP's and divisional pathway
• Support and facilitate compliance with the single sex standar
• Liaise with the Emergency Department (ED) Co-ordinator to maximise bed use and the admission of emergencies within current targets
• Collaborative working with specialist teams to ensure all their pathways are maintained
• To achieve corporate priorities and key performance targets in Emergency and Elective care.
• Understand and implement the escalation plans for the CSM team and key partners
• Produce accurate, timely and high-quality reports for the trust and wider partner organisations. Infection control:

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• NMC registered nurse

Desirable

• Up to date resuscitation qualification e.g. ALS certificated or willingness to undertake this course
• Teaching and Assessor training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Recent acute experience in a hospital setting
• Management of the acutely ill patient
• Experience in managing groups of patients
• Experience of staff management issues

Desirable

• Experience or awareness of flow and bed management in an acute setting

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines
• Competence in a wide range of nursing skills

Desirable

• Ability to problem solve including the use of you r own clinical decision making and working with others

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Trustwide - Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

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