About this role
Job summary
We are currently seeing expressions of interest for the post of8a Clinical Site Leadin the Patient Flow Team.
The Clinical Site Lead rolerequires a dynamicindividual with significant experience working at a senior Band 8a level. You willneed excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills and will be provided with the opportunity to developyoursenior nursing skill set.
The Patient Flow Team are responsible for maintaining patient flow throughout the organisation and provide support to Senior Nurse Out-of-Hours.Your involvement will be highly valued as we work together to maintain services and patient safety.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Site Lead rolerequires a dynamicindividual with significant experience working at a senior Band 8a level. You willneed excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills and will be provided with the opportunity to developyoursenior nursing skill set.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description Job responsibilities
This is a senior clinical role charged with the operational responsibility and accountability forpatient flow on a day-to-day basis, responsible for ensuring an accurate reflection of capacity anddemand is available at all times. The Clinical Site Lead Nurse is a key leadership role within the trust and Patient Flow Team thatrequires optimising the efficiency and operational effectiveness of all patient pathways throughoutthe trust that influence and contribute to patient flow to ensure patients receive the right care inthe right place at the right time. The post holder will provide senior clinical and professional leadership and management to juniormembers of the Patient Flow Team. To deputise for the Hospital Flow Manager in their absence, representing the organisation and thePatient Flow Team at local, regional and national meetings. Please refer to the Job description for futher information on this role.
Person Specification
Qualification Essential
Current NMC Registration
Experience Essential
Evidence of Nurse Leadership
Skills Essential
Excellent Organisation Skills Excellent Communication 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).
Employer details Employer name Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queen Elizabeth Hosptial
Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Gateshead
NE9 6SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)