Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Site Manager

The closing date is 24 June 2025

Job summary

In conjunction with other members of the Operational and Nursing teams, ensure the provision of effective site management, including direct responsibility for the management of the Patient Flow and Hospital at Night teams and the direction of bed usage throughout the Trust.

The post involves operational management of all site issues as well as facilitating patient flow throughout the clinical areas. This is with the objective of ensuring that the patient is admitted in a timely fashion, receives the right treatment in the right place and is signposted to alternative service providers in accordance with agreed pathways and protocols of care.

The post will also act as a support for both the Hospital at Night team and ward staff out of hours, to ensure the safe and effective use of resources to provide quality patient care. Working autonomously, but with support and liaison with operational managers and off site managers the post holder will ensure the timely action and communication of all site issues ensuring services are maintained.

The role will cover twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week typically working 12 hour shifts.

Main duties of the job

Strategic Direction

To support the development of, and promote, the Trust's mission, values aims and objectives
To contribute to the Division's strategy and operational plan leading on the development of improvement plans for specified services, as part of the annual planning cycle and on an ad-hoc basis as required
To play a major role in modernising the operational delivery of services in line with the strategic direction of the Trust and the divisional operating plan, working with clinical teams to embed quality improvement and development work

Discharge coordination

Identify and work closely with the integrated discharge team and ward coordinators to facilitate the discharge process and maximise the use of the discharge lounge when available.
Work with ward staff to improve the speed, safety and effectiveness of discharges.
Identify problems within hospital processes that lead to delays in discharge, and notify the discharge liaison team and/or appropriate nurse manage

Clinical / Professional

To ensure that all personal mandatory training requirements are kept up to da To maintain current awareness of all relevant trust policies especially those relating to the transfer of patients, local and national targets and pathways of care. Ensure that acquiring competencies and skills for role/self-development are undertaken in a timely and appropriate manner.

About us

The post holder will uphold and maintain the trust values at all times.

Our Values

Vision

We have a plan that will deliver excellent health and care for future generations, working with partners to ensure our services are sustainable.

We make decisions that are best for long term health and social care outcomes for our communities

Openness

We communicate clearly to our patients, families and our staff with transparency and honesty

We encourage feedback from everyone to help drive innovation and Improvements

Integrity

We demonstrate fairness, respect and empathy in our interactions with people

We take responsibility for our actions, speaking out and learning from our mistakes

Compassion

We take a person-centred approach in all our interactions with patients, families and our staff

We provide compassionate care and demonstrate understanding to everyone

Excellence

We put quality and safety at the heart of all our services and processes

We continuously improve our standards of healthcare with the patient in mind

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-294AA-25

Job locations

Bolton hospital Foundation Trust

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification for the role.

Person Specification

supportive application form

Essential

Evidenced based detailed knowledge and understanding of the operations of a major acute hospital
Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and establishing clear work priorities, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.

Desirable

Experience in delivering improvements to facilitative change that has direct patient benefits
Understanding and previous experience of service improvement techniques

applicable interview

Essential

Nursing registration
Management qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of further ongoing professional development

Desirable

Professional clinical qualification
Formal project management qualification
Experience in delivering improvements to facilitative change that has direct patient benefits

Person Specification

supportive application form

Essential

Evidenced based detailed knowledge and understanding of the operations of a major acute hospital
Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and establishing clear work priorities, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.

Desirable

Experience in delivering improvements to facilitative change that has direct patient benefits
Understanding and previous experience of service improvement techniques

applicable interview

Essential

Nursing registration
Management qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of further ongoing professional development

Desirable

Professional clinical qualification
Formal project management qualification
Experience in delivering improvements to facilitative change that has direct patient benefits

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).