Operational Head of Capacity Wexham Park Hospital
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Job summary
Are you a senior healthcare professional with extensive clinical experience and a passion for optimising hospital flow? Do you excel in managing complex patient pathways while collaborating with system-wide partners?
We are looking for an experienced Operational Head of Site at Wexham park hospital to provide clinical leadership in managing patient flow across elective and non-elective pathways at Frimley health . This is a pivotal role in ensuring safe, effective, and timely patient movement throughout the hospital, while also working closely with system partners to improve discharge processes and capacity planning.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical leadership and oversight of hospital flow, ensuring the efficient management of patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Manage the Clinical Site Team, Specialist complex discharge and Discharge Lounge Team's, ensuring operational effectiveness and patient safety.
- Work closely with the Frimley System Discharge and Flow Lead including the collaboration of Transfer of Care Hub 'IRIS' and NHS England to align hospital flow with wider system strategies.
- Act as an outward-facing representative, collaborating with external system partners to improve capacity planning and discharge pathways across health and social care.
- Implement proactive strategies to manage bed capacity, reduce delays, and ensure safe discharge planning.
- Use clinical expertise to drive continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring high standards of care and operational efficiency.
- Provide senior decision-making support in managing site escalation and flow during times of increased demand.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Details
Date posted
15 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-HS-35
Job locations
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Road
Wexham
SL2 4HL
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Road
Wexham
SL2 4HL
Employer's website
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