About this role
Job summary
Post holder will be working under the guidance of the Service Manager, assisting with day to day management of the service. The role covers a wide range of duties such as analysing capacity to dealing with a patient complaint. Manage and troubleshoot any service gaps that occur at short notice and assist in the planning of capacity. This role will require good relationship management and maintaining a strong team work ethic within the service. Post holder may also be required to assist in any change management processes set by trust or more locally by the Service Manager or General Manager
Main duties of the job
Manage personal workload to meet corporate and service deadlines, prioritising urgent and important tasks effectively. Supervise and support staff, delegating responsibilities appropriately and ensuring competence and accountability. Organise and lead staff briefings and meetings as required. Support senior managers with capacity and demand planning to ensure efficient service delivery. Promote collaborative working across clinical and non-clinical teams, fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Contribute to the Division's objectives by supporting a shared vision and encouraging staff engagement and involvement in service improvement. Develop effective partnerships with clinicians, managers and multidisciplinary teams to support service planning, delivery and development. Identify service improvements and implement change initiatives in partnership with the Service Manager. Apply a proactive problem-solving approach to address operational challenges and improve service efficiency. Produce, monitor and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including RTT and Patient Tracking Lists (PTL), attending relevant meetings as required. Analyse performance data and outcome measures against 18-week referral-to-treatment pathways to support service improvement and performance targets.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Previous NHS experience Essential
Previous NHS experience
Desirable
Previous NHS experience
experience using NHS clinical systems Essential
experience using NHS clinical systems
Desirable
experience using NHS clinical systems
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.
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Employer details Employer name London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)