Clinical Site Manager 

Location: Harlow, Essex

Job Type: Temporary

Duration of booking:  Expected to be for 3 months (potentially longer)

Proposed start date: ASAP

Sector: Healthcare

Base: Hospital Headquarters

Band: 7

Pay Rates: 

£19.80-£22.70 paye per hour

£22.20-£25.50 paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour

£25.30-£29.00 umbrella per hour

All rates depending on skills, experience, and qualifications.

 Working Days and Hours: 37.5 hours per week, internal rotation.

Job Purpose 

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Site Manager, you will be responsible for managing bed occupancy for emergency admissions, to include safe and appropriate patient placement and the effective use of beds linked with planned and projected discharges. Effectively managing capacity and demand is pivotal to this role, therefore You will be expected to develop and implement robust and efficient plans that ensure achievement of Trust-wide goals.

 Job Description 

• The Clinical Site Manager provides support to the SCSM in the leadership and managerial presence on the Hospital Site. They will provide immediate response to emergency incidents across the site to safeguard patients, carers, relatives, and employee safety. They take a lead in managing and coordinating emergency situations, liaising with the matrons and SCSM to bring incidents to a safe conclusion. You will support the Senior Clinical Site Manager as they act as Silver Commander until relieved.
• Through role modelling and constructive challenge, promoting a culture of flexibility, engagement, and willingness within clinical areas to own problems that affect the quality of patient experience with regard to a patient’s journey from admission to discharge.
• Keep abreast of current developments and future trends in relation to the management of patient flow, disseminating and presenting information to colleagues as required. Utilise this information by liaising with the Senior Clinical Site Manager giving updates on pending referrals to speciality, patient pathways, and potential delays.
• Offer support to the Emergency department; assisting with delays by escalating to the appropriate individual in order expedite blockages to the patient flow.
• Lead the Trust’s Hospital at Night Team to provide timely and appropriate patient care.
• The role will also provide leadership to the Patient Flow Managers, ED Navigators and the Discharge Lounge Team.

 Education and Qualifications

• RGN with evidence of Continued Personal Development at degree level in a relevant discipline to nursing, health/social care or management.

 Personal Specification & Experience

• Experience of staff and service management at an operational management level.
• Experience of undertaking a clinical management role i.e., Duty sister, service co-ordinator
• Experienced at band 7 or above.
• Experience of effective clinical and managerial leadership and role modelling Innovative, pro-active, resourceful and self-motivated
• Able to use own initiative and Evidence of previous risk/ quality management.
• Ability to organise and prioritise work.
• Understanding of relevant Government health strategies and implications for nursing
• IT literate

 Questions

Do you have experience working as a Clinical Site Manager in the NHS?

Do you have experience working as a Clinical Site Manager in the healthcare sector?

Have you previously worked at Band 7 or above?

Are you looking for temporary work?

Do you meet the criteria above and available to start immediately?