Job summary
- Main area
- Preoperative assessment
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-SURG1820
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/05/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Manager - Preoperative Assessment unit
NHS AfC: Band 7
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
The post holder will be a proactive role model who demonstrates ambition and enthusiasm to deliver the best experience for our patients. They will be responsible for leading the service and pathway improvement programme for Pre-operative assessment, harnessing technology, and different models of care to help drive maximum utilisation and activity of the service. Providing leadership and direction to the team acting as a role model and patient advocate, ensuring equity of service. To work with the lead clinician’s, the multi-disciplinary team and engage with the Yorkshire Pre-operative assessment network.
Main duties of the job
- To be a clinical expert in pre op assessment and have the overall continuing responsibility for the delivery of high-quality patient care in the department. Demonstrating clinical leadership.
- Maximising service provision including delivery of safe and effective clinical practice, ensuring that all national and local guidelines are adhered to and met.
- Ensure that the departments workforce is kept informed of all relevant issues relating to the service.
- To ensure implementation of current NICE Guidelines and CHFT clinical policies.
- To assess, plan and evaluate patient pathways actively seeking evidence-based practice to meet the needs of the patient.
- Act as a clinical role model, providing leadership and guidance to staff on operational and professional issues, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
- Act as clinical coordinator to review, interpret and action abnormal results and communicate findings with the patient and appropriate staff within a multi-disciplinary team.
- To delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members in relation to patient pathways Record and report all incidents/complaints involving staff and patients in accordance with CHFT Trust policies and assist in any investigations as required. Act as a resource for advice to staff and patients.
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Lead on service development and delivery.
- Staff and Roster management ensuring safe staffing.
- Sickness and absence management.
- Provide a cost effective, efficient quality service within the department’s budget. Ensure equipment is maintained and fit for purpose and staff are trained to use.
- Develop empower and motivate the team, in a flexible strategic manner.
- Develop effective communication systems for staff patients and carers.
- Actively participate in the teaching of junior staff and students.
- Lead the team to meet local divisional and Trust objectives.
- Involvement in regional and national pre-op groups.
- Budget holder, accountability, and management.
- Keeping up to date with Trust policies and procedures and ensuring staff are up to date.
- Recruitment and training of new staff and ensuring competent.
- Appraisals and training.
- Implementation of evidence-based protocols working with the clinical lead.
- Staff support, development, and retention
- To provide high quality evidence-based patient focused service.
- To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and build relationships within the multidisciplinary teams.
- To recognize and prevent where possible areas of conflict and escalate if necessary.
- To be a dynamic enthusiastic and innovative role model, providing leadership guidance and advice on strategic, operational, and professional issues.
- Ensure health and safety requirements are met and adhered to.
- Lead on recruitment and selection of staff in line with Trust policy, within own area.
- Attend and participate operating Services DMT and other appropriate meetings as required and provide feedback and information.
- Ensure completion of departmental MUST DO’s and appropriate audit and risk assurance
- To work within Trust and department policy and guidelines and ensure that these are adhered to by the team.
- Ensure systems are in place for risk assessment and minimisation, including promoting a “no blame culture” in order that incidents and near misses are reported.
- Take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance including own development needs to meet re-registration and revalidation.
- Oversee and participate in the education and assessment of staff. Ensure staff meet and maintain required competence.
- Ensure systems in place to meet requirements of staffs essential training and appraisals are met.
- Ensure all staff have the appropriate skills and tools to enable them to undertake any extended roles they may have to perform.
- Ensure patient information is up to date and accessible.
- Ensure department PGD’s are up to date and records of staff authorised to use are maintained accurately in accordance with medicines management.
- Create and maintain networks beyond the department sharing good practice.
- Lead in research and the development of initiatives in practice.
- Lead in standard setting, maintain consistency and take appropriate action when required.
- Monitor and measure key performance indicators including patient satisfaction, weekly activity, DNAs, and cancellations on the day.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st Level Registration
- Specialist qualification in pre-operative assessment
Desirable criteria
- Degree in Healthcare / Management
- Mentorship/ Preceptorship Qualification
Special Knowledge/ Expertise
Essential criteria
- Experience in surgical pre-operative assessment at band 6
- Able to demonstrate leadership of a team/department
- Knowledge of a wide range of surgical/medical specialties
- Up to date professional knowledge/future provision of the service
- Knowledge of local policies and guidelines within pre-operative assessment
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to lead a team
- Able to manage in difficult situation and use initiative
- Ability to prioritise workload of self and others
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Reliable, motivated, and excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Budgetary management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Bray
- Job title
- Matron for Operating Services & Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971605623
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