Looking for a role where no two days are the same? A fast paced environment with the patient at heart?

Join our clinical site and discharge team at PAHT.

We are expanding our clinical site and discharge team, as we know this will directly impact us delivering excellent patient care.

Your role will be integral to the effective and efficient management of the hospital site and be the key contact for operational / capacity related issues throughout the Trust.

Our team is made up of senior registered professionals who offer advice and support to the wards, medical and surgical teams within our Trust.

The clinical site and discharge team are responsible for managing our hospital capacity including:

• emergency admissions
• non-emergency planned admissions
• managing the flow of patients during their stay to ensure they receive the right care as their needs change
• discharge planning/transfer of car

This is an exciting time to join us while we shape our team, including new ways of working. We're looking for experienced registered professionals to join us on our journey.

We offer you a comprehensive orientation package to ensure you are fully supported as you learn your new job and what is expected of you ensuring we identify any training and development needs and put objectives in place to support you in your role and career with us.

Main duties of the job

• Authority to act on behalf of Trust management out of hours.
• To support and assist where required the Clinical Site Manager with the Hospital at Night duties.
• Responding to, leading, managing and coordinating emergency situations 24 hours per day.
• Work with the Head of Site Management to develop the site management service to meet the changing demands of the trust.
• Provide situational data on demand and capacity.
• Taking a lead role in implementing the business continuity plan for the Clinical Site Managers.
• To assist in the management of clinical and non-clinical emergency situations.
• Ensure adherence to Trust policies, procedures and current legislation, and the interpretation of these in out of hour's situations.
• To provide a seamless service that ensures that the hospital is a safe and effective environment for patients, visitors and staff across 24 hours a day.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached - available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered professional to NMC or HCPC
• Operational Management experience and a good understanding of the drivers and constraints around effective bed management and formal line management of teams.

Experience

Essential

• In-depth experience working in an operational role and good clinical understanding

Skills

Essential

• Be able to attempt to resolve issues and queries locally
• Excellent Communication Skills and manage the workload and adapt to the changing needs and priorities of patients, colleagues and the bigger organisation on a daily basis depending on the pressure experienced
• To organise and Prioritise work

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

292-6836070-CORP