Medicine Bronze
confidential Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | Nottingham |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
Band 7
Job overview
If you are a experienced nurse with strong leadership skills and a focus on flow management 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 2 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 Flow and Discharge Nurse 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 to the Wards in the Medicine Division
To act as line manager for bed managers and Transfer team
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 Trust’s Bed Escalation strategy, taking corrective action in order to minimise bed crises through effective planning. Coordinating the Trust response to patients who are likely to exceed the targets set out in the NHS plan.
Actively management and engagement of all teams to ensure a 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 act as 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 criteria
- Registered Level 1 Nurse with NMC Registration
- Holds Degree in Healthcare subject
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Leadership experience with a professional and measured approach
- Capacity and patient flow management experience
- Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
- Experience of and an ability to views issues strategically and Trust-wide and understands multi-context and associated constraints
Desirable criteria
- Has an understanding of patients admission and discharge pathways in Medicine as well as other Divisions
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
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Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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