Clinical Site LeadNHS

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.

Job description

• 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.

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.