Job summary
If you are a experienced nurse with strong leadership skills and a focus on flow and capacity we want to hear from you!
The post holder will work in the Medical Division at Queen's Medical Centre acting as the Divisional Bronze contact on a daily basis. The role has two key management functions; operational site management and managing patient flow throughout the Medicine Division. The post holder will work closely with the staff on the ward and bed managers in order to manage patient flow effectively.
The post holder will maintain a clear focus on the management of emergency patient flows, working to ensure that all emergency patients are admitted in a timely manner, based on clinical priority and balanced with the wider Trust constraints around elective patient services. The Medicine Bronze will work with the Matrons and bed managers across the Medicine Division to support the effect management of flow and capacity.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Personal Specification documents attached to this advert.
The successful candidate will be required:
To provide senior nursing support and advice to all clinical areas within the Medical wards and act as the point of call for these queries
To ensure the principles of patient flow allow safe and timely transfer of patients from the Emergency Department and Admission areas to the Wards in the Medicine Division
To support with line manager for bed managers and Transfer team
About us
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.
NUH are, by any measure, a large, complex, person-centred organisation. With over 17,000 employees from a wide range of professional backgrounds, they are one of the region's largest employers.NUH has an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of their patient care and for their research, education and innovation. They have strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for their students, as well as being a major research organisation.
For information about the Trust, including business plans, annual reports, and services, visit their website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
Accountability for the maintenance of an accurate and contemporaneous bed states, monitoring actual/potential occupancy at all times, and to contribute to the required daily collection and analysis of data relating to bed management within the Medicine Division.
Monitoring of trigger points, and when necessary use judgement to implement the Trusts Bed Escalation strategy, taking corrective action in order to minimise bed delays through effective planning. Coordinating the Trust response to patients who are likely to exceed the targets set out in the NHS plan.
Active management and engagement of all teams to ensure timely flow through ED and timely pull into acute beds and into specialty beds across the Medicine Division.
To provide senior nursing support and advice to all clinical areas within the Medical wards and act as the point of call for these queries
To ensure the principles of patient flow allow safe and timely transfer of patients from the Emergency Department to the Wards in the Medicine Division
To support with line manager for bed managers and Transfer team
For more details please consult the Job description and Person specification documents attached to the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
Accountability for the maintenance of an accurate and contemporaneous bed states, monitoring actual/potential occupancy at all times, and to contribute to the required daily collection and analysis of data relating to bed management within the Medicine Division.
Monitoring of trigger points, and when necessary use judgement to implement the Trusts Bed Escalation strategy, taking corrective action in order to minimise bed delays through effective planning. Coordinating the Trust response to patients who are likely to exceed the targets set out in the NHS plan.
Active management and engagement of all teams to ensure timely flow through ED and timely pull into acute beds and into specialty beds across the Medicine Division.
To provide senior nursing support and advice to all clinical areas within the Medical wards and act as the point of call for these queries
To ensure the principles of patient flow allow safe and timely transfer of patients from the Emergency Department to the Wards in the Medicine Division
To support with line manager for bed managers and Transfer team
For more details please consult the Job description and Person specification documents attached to the advert.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Level 1 Nurse with NMC Registration
- Holds Degree in Healthcare subject
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
Desirable
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Leadership experience with a professional and measured approach
- Capacity and patient flow management experience
- Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
- oExperience of and an ability to views issues strategically and Trust-wide and understands multi-context and associated constraints
Desirable
- Has an understanding of patients admission and discharge pathways in Medicine as well as other Divisions
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
- Demonstrate strong negotiation and influencing skills
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse highly complex and emergency problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
- Ability to manage conflicting demands
- Personal resilience and determination to make a tangible contribution to healthcare
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Level 1 Nurse with NMC Registration
- Holds Degree in Healthcare subject
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
Desirable
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Leadership experience with a professional and measured approach
- Capacity and patient flow management experience
- Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
- oExperience of and an ability to views issues strategically and Trust-wide and understands multi-context and associated constraints
Desirable
- Has an understanding of patients admission and discharge pathways in Medicine as well as other Divisions
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
- Demonstrate strong negotiation and influencing skills
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse highly complex and emergency problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
- Ability to manage conflicting demands
- Personal resilience and determination to make a tangible contribution to healthcare
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).