Clinical Site Manager

Job overview

We are recruiting for Clinical Site Manager, who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will provide clinical site and bed management services to ensure the effective use of the Trusts bed capacity for emergency and elective admissions. Whilst leading and developing a team of staff, promoting the development of advanced nursing and teaching skills within the hospital, ensuring the team is dedicated to delivering excellent care, throughout the patient’s journey.

You will be proactive in driving the team forward in a rapid changing environment and hold great commination skills to liaise closely with other departments within the Trust to achieve targets.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the overall management of the Hospital, to be a point of contact for all ward staff as necessary.

Provide expertise for the relevant speciality to staff, others in the directorate, patient and carers. Develop links with appropriate services.

Within the scope of professional practice recognise and develop the extended role of the nurse, encouraging and supporting others to undertake assessment to achieve this.

Be pro-active in the co-ordination of the patient journey ensuring prompt treatment and discharge.

To carry 24 hour overall responsibility for the clinical area and participate in the management of the hospital in accordance with the Trust’s Duty Coordinator policy.

Working for our organisation

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 plus dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding & starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen & consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role

Person specificationQualifications/TrainingEssential criteria

• RGN Level 1 or Level 15 depending on whether working with adults or children.
• A Diploma in Nursing and other appropriate post basic qualifications and experience
• Degree or equivalent level of experience.
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Post graduate level management or specialist course/s or equivalent specialist experience.

Desirable criteria

• Nurse prescribing qualification.
• Master’s Degree
• Qualification in speciality

Previous ExperienceEssential criteria

• Significant and proven clinical and management skills. At least 4 - 5 years experience, 2 of which must be at F Grade level within a relevant clinical field
• Advanced breadth and depth clinical skills
• Ability to utilise evidence-based practice
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary working. Has demonstrated leadership skills in a supervisory/team leader context
• Evidence of good team working. Demonstrates evidence of developing innovative practice and of being proactive in the management of change

Desirable criteria

• Proven experience of service development and change management.
• Experience of clinical audit/research

SkillsEssential criteria

• Demonstrates commitment to high standards of patient care and service delivery
• Demonstrates empathy and skills in the management of personal and team relationships
• Can motivate others Has the ability to adapt to changing situations An open and supportive management style, which is culturally sensitive
• Appropriate assertiveness skills.

Desirable criteria

• Representing Clinical Site Matron , WSCC Senior in their absence
• Ability to manage self and others in delivery of own work and related clinical outcomes to meet department expectations

KnowledgeEssential criteria

• Awareness of current developments and targets within nursing
• Understanding of risk management, health and safety and other clinical governance issues.
• Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives / innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety.
• Willingness to be helped to acquire any required but currently outstanding skills in order to fulfil the role.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Awareness of current developments in own clinical specialty. Has helped other members of a team to understand the practical meaning of Professional Accountability in their dayto - day work.

Desirable criteria

• Competent person (risk assessor)
• Computer literate
• Understanding of expenditure and budget management

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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