Job Reference: BBBH44337
Job Duration: 3 Months
Start date: ASAP
Description:
Head of Patient Flow (Band 8B) ONSITE
£321 per day (Inside IR35)
ONSITE
3 Month Contract
Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Commutable from Birmingham, Telford, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent)
Immediate Start
My Client are an NHS Trust based in Shrewsbury and are seeking a Head of Patient Flow on a 3 month contract (37.5 hours per week) onsiteat The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
Job Summary
The Head of Patient Flow is the Lead for Capacity Centre which includes clinical site management, patient flow and bed capacity management. As a key member of the operational management senior team, you will be expected to provide senior leadership and management support to all teams managing patient flow within the Trust.
You will provide a site based focal point for the day-to-day management of patient flow and site based flow and escalation issues, including bed management, supporting groups to reduce waiting lists, and support site development activities. You will provide senior level operational leadership, and will be accountable for the delivery of Clinical Site Management services ensuring efficient and effective management of all resources in order to deliver safe, high quality and effective patient carein an environment of continuous improvement.
You will ensure that all digital systems are used efficiently and real time toensure patient flow systems are efficient, responsive, safe and are provided to the highest possible standards, in line with Trust values. You will use data effectively to ensure activity is forecast forward and empower a culture of doing tomorrow's work today to improve hospital flow.
You will provide senior leadership to the Command Centre working in collaboration with the flow matrons and clinical site manager to ensure seamless service provision in support of Trust clinical teams. You will be responsible for the command centre, clinical site team and discharge lounge team.
You will have a high degree of autonomy at an operational level and significant front line presence. You will lead on transformation work required to effectively manage and optimise patient flow within the Trust ensuring digital systems are used to the best affect to enable live accurate data to support decision making.
You will support the patient flow matrons in the development, implementation, management and review of the Trusts operational plans, policies and escalation protocols which support the management of patient flow and discharge.
You will work alongside the clinical triumvirate teams within Clinical Divisions to ensure that clinical safety and quality is maintained alongside the business integrity of the Trust and provide operational resilience support affecting patient flow.
You willdeputise for the Chief Operating Officer and/or represent the Trust in matters relating to the operational management of patientflow as required on ICS; regional; surge calls as appropriate.
You will commission action from a variety of sources including Divisional Directors of Operations, Clinical Directors, Consultants, Heads of Nursing, Matrons and the support services and facilities to ensure effective and efficient patient flow is planned and delivered.
You will ensure that ECIP best practice for running site safety meetings is undertaken.
You will ensure patient activity is balanced to meet key access targets, including 18 week waiting list targets, RTT, cancelled operations, and 4 hour patient safety target within the Accident and EmergencyDepartments.
Knowledge and Experience
* Significant operational management and/or clinical leadership experience
* Proven experience of successful financial management
* Proven experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team
* Excellent communication skills, including written verbal presentation skills
* Demonstrable experience of improving quality for service usersand carers
* Experience of strategic planning resulting in change management programmes
* Experience of identifying and delivering quality improvement and service improvement initiatives
* Experience of successful interagency working
* Experienceof managing successful change
* Knowledge of the national policy agenda in relation to discharge
* Experience of managing grievance and disciplinary hearings
* Experience of logistics or similar
Qualifications
* Graduate level education in healthcare or relevant management qualification
* Achieved, Working towards, or prepared to work toward Masters level qualification
* Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
* A recognised management qualification or equivalent
Headof Patient Flow (Band 8B) ONSITE
£321 per day (Inside IR35)
ONSITE
3 Month Contract
Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Commutablefrom Birmingham, Telford, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent)
Immediate Start
Industry: Public Sector and Government
Salary: £310- £321 per day
Salary Benefits:
Vacancy Type: Contract
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Contact Name: Bilal Ramay
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