Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join our intermediate care team within ESHT. This is a secondment or fixed term contract opportunity of up to 6 months to provide operational oversight of our intermediate care units at Bexhill Hospital, Rye Hospital and our nursing staff within Milton Grange in Eastbourne.
You will work closely with our Head of Nursing, Matrons, ACP's, Therapy Leads to maintain high levels of operational oversight of the flow within our units.
You should have a good understanding of staff management, discharge pathways, problem solving, MDT working, and working with key stakeholders such as Adult Social Care, League of Friends, Charities, Volunteers and ICS.
The base for this post will be Bexhill Irvine Unit, but travel across all 3 areas will be required. Visible leadership is required.
If you are an internal member of staff applying for a secondment opportunity, you should discuss with your line manager before applying. Full details can be found in the secondment policy available on the Trust extranet.
Main duties of the job
- Support the CHIC OPEL daily calls including operational flow into the IMC units.
- Attend the BIU and Rye Board Runs.
- Provide leadership and support to the IMC Matrons/Clinical Therapy Leads/Operational Support Officer - making sure that we are up to date with HR issues.
- Finance oversight of the IMC units.
- Recruitment oversight of the IMC units.
- Escalation of Long length of Stay patients to the HON.
- Managing data in relation to ALOS, RCS score, PCAT scores, P2A-D, NWB, Stroke data.
- Completing Integrated Performance Reports.
- Visible leadership to Bexhill Irvine Unit, Rye Hospital and Milton Grange.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or proven equivalent experience, skills and knowledge demonstrable.
- Recognised leadership / management qualification or equivalent training and experience.
- Budget management qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Evidence of ongoing relevant professional training and development to Masters level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Professional healthcare qualification, with current registration
- Additional qualifications relevant to CU
Experience
Essential
- A broad range of in-depth clinical and/ or managerial experience at a senior level in NHS or a similar large complex organisation.
- Demonstrates an ability to critically analyse, problem solve and prioritise. Experience of effective management of health care services
- Evidence of service delivery and of holding others to accoun
- Proven experience of staff management
- Experience of managing budgets.
Desirable
- Relevant experience in a similar role in NHS
- Experience of undertaking service improvement audit
- Previous experience of project management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or proven equivalent experience, skills and knowledge demonstrable.
- Recognised leadership / management qualification or equivalent training and experience.
- Budget management qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Evidence of ongoing relevant professional training and development to Masters level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Professional healthcare qualification, with current registration
- Additional qualifications relevant to CU
Experience
Essential
- A broad range of in-depth clinical and/ or managerial experience at a senior level in NHS or a similar large complex organisation.
- Demonstrates an ability to critically analyse, problem solve and prioritise. Experience of effective management of health care services
- Evidence of service delivery and of holding others to accoun
- Proven experience of staff management
- Experience of managing budgets.
Desirable
- Relevant experience in a similar role in NHS
- Experience of undertaking service improvement audit
- Previous experience of project management
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.
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).
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.
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).
