Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead - Hospital Flow

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity as the new Clinical Lead for Hospital flow has arisen. This is key strategic and clinical position within the Trust with the aim of supporting safe and effective operation of the hospital site whilst ensuring patient safety. The post holder will report to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Rob Presland and work closely with both the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Medical Officer.

Rob Presland would welcome conversations from interested applicants. Please see the job description for a more specific job details.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with both corporate and divisional clinical senior management teams and will make a significant contribution to the delivery of access and quality standards, ensuring patients are treated in a timely and efficient manner. Alongside this they will need to encourage and develop engagement and integration with the whole medical workforce to ensure good flow within the hospital.

About us

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

Service We will put our patients firstTeamwork We will work togetherAmbition We will aspire to provide the best serviceRespect We will act with integrity

Details

Date posted

24 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£96,990 to £139,882 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

249-6846551-2

Job locations

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide medical clinical leadership into the operational patient flow team, working alongside the Associate Medical Directors and assigned senior responsible owners for transformation.
  • Have the ability to work collaboratively with nursing & therapies staff, site team, operational and other colleagues.
  • Help develop strategic and operational systems, processes and policies to standardise patient flow management.
  • Work alongside colleagues to support development of processes to prioritise safe discharge while aligning the concept of flow to high quality care delivery with better outcomes for patients.

Please find attached a full job description and personal specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide medical clinical leadership into the operational patient flow team, working alongside the Associate Medical Directors and assigned senior responsible owners for transformation.
  • Have the ability to work collaboratively with nursing & therapies staff, site team, operational and other colleagues.
  • Help develop strategic and operational systems, processes and policies to standardise patient flow management.
  • Work alongside colleagues to support development of processes to prioritise safe discharge while aligning the concept of flow to high quality care delivery with better outcomes for patients.

Please find attached a full job description and personal specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • Significant experience at Consultant or SAS level

Desirable

  • Coaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable leadership experience
  • Experience of working collaboratively, with a diverse pool of stakeholders to resolve problems and make improvements
  • Experience in managing or facilitating individual performance improvement or challenging relationships in the workplace
  • Experience of quality improvement methodology

Desirable

  • Working with programme/project methodology

Knowledge

Essential

  • The ability to connect with the Trusts strategic objectives; with experience of developing pragmatic and innovative solutions
  • A good communicator with the ability to analyse qualitative feedback and generate solutions

Desirable

  • Coaching and mentoring skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • Significant experience at Consultant or SAS level

Desirable

  • Coaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable leadership experience
  • Experience of working collaboratively, with a diverse pool of stakeholders to resolve problems and make improvements
  • Experience in managing or facilitating individual performance improvement or challenging relationships in the workplace
  • Experience of quality improvement methodology

Desirable

  • Working with programme/project methodology

Knowledge

Essential

  • The ability to connect with the Trusts strategic objectives; with experience of developing pragmatic and innovative solutions
  • A good communicator with the ability to analyse qualitative feedback and generate solutions

Desirable

  • Coaching and mentoring skills

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Rob Presland

robert.presland@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

24 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£96,990 to £139,882 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

249-6846551-2

Job locations

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB


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