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Clinical Site Manager

Employer
HCA Healthcare UK
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
29 May 2018

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Sector
Acute Care Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

The Harley Street Clinic is one of the most prestigious and respected private hospitals in London, specialising in complex, cancer, cardiac and neuroscience, care for both adults and children. With the most advanced medical equipment and the largest private paediatric ICU in the country, it’s no surprise we attract some of the finest specialist consultants from many of London's major teaching hospitals.

The Harley Street Clinic Adult Intensive Care Unit provides expertise and technology of the highest standard. The service is provided by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team of Consultant Intensivists, Registrars, Nurses, and allied health professionals including dieticians, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

Facilities include the availability of isolation rooms and 24 hour / 7 day support from theatres, cardiac catheter laboratory and diagnostic services. The team provides clinical and advisory support for all patients within The Harley Street Clinic ensuring that all patients receive the best possible acute medical care.

Job Description

The post holder will hold responsibility as shift clinical Site  Manager for clinical services and patient flow  within the hospital incorporating Adult Critical Care (HDU and ICU), as well as being Duty Manager for the hospital site.

The post holder will ensure optimal safety standards are upheld acting as a Hospital Incident Marshal for any untoward event or major incident within the hospital. The Clinical site Manager will lead the Medical Emergency Team huddle for each shift and will take an active role in all emergencies within the hospital.

The Clinical site Manager will ensure a high quality of clinical care and will work under the direction of the Head Of Adult Clinical Services  and Patient Pathway lead with support from the department senior sisters . The successful candidate will work closely with the Heads of Department (HoD’s) to ensure a seamless service is provided between the adult and children services within the hospital.

Salary Competitive

Working hours 37.5 per week, Days, Nights, Weekends, Public Holidays (rota)

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Act as a clinical expert practitioner and role model for advanced nursing standards, assisting colleagues to develop knowledge and skills in order to benefit the treatment and care of patients in a Critical Care or Surgical Ward setting within the Hospital.
  • Independently assess patient care requirements, demonstrate effective evaluation of nursing interventions and support the initiation of newly planned care accordingly, ensuring patient advocacy is maintained at all times.
  • Demonstrate clinical credibility and advanced nursing practice within the physical assessment of a patient.
  • Monitor care delivery through audit, both locally and group-wide.
  • Monitor and deal with complaints with the aim of reducing the number of complaints that occur.
  • Assist and support staff to attain their core clinical competencies and be part of the assessment process.
  • Lead on referrals to other clinical groups within the Hospital and to external groupsRecognise the signs and symptoms of a deteriorating patient and initiate early interventions in a calm and co-ordinated manner. Take the lead in emergency situations and carry out evaluation of care post emergency care situations.
  • Lead Emergency Medical Team huddles at the beginning of each shift and attend all emergency calls during the shift.
  • Ensure that appropriate nursing procedures are implemented in accordance with HCA nursing policies and competency frameworks, NMC and National Guidelines.
  • Respect and ensure patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
  • Review ‘work force planning’ and secure adequate cover from temporary staffing if required to ensure staffing levels within Women’s and Neonatal Services are maintained to set staffing criteria.
  • Establish effective communication and working relationships with both internal and external customers and health care professionals.
  • Demonstrate and practice principles of infection control including universal precautions and initiate appropriate actions to isolate patients when necessary; participate in audit and ensure compliance. Educate more junior members of the team on any relevant aspects.
  • Reports defective equipment and ensures appropriate action is taken to ensure a safe environment.
  • Has a proactive approach to and takes immediate action when necessary in relation to risk management and assessment.
  • Understands the nursing contribution to Clinical Governance and participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of local quality initiatives and contributes to the multidisciplinary audit process.
  • Facilitates cohesive teamwork and recognises high performance.
  • Assists manager in the implementation and evaluation of change.
  • Ensures patients, relatives, carers and the MDT are kept informed of patient’s condition and management as appropriate and actively participates in complex decision making.
  • Recognises, is sensitive, and responds to patient’s, relatives’ and carers’ needs, fears and anxieties.
  • Promotes cost-effective care and budget management by ensuring all patient charges and revenues are captured. Ensures compliance with capture of revenue initiatives and ensures appropriate resources are available to do so such as relevant documentation / charge sheets.
  • Regular rounding of patients and staff to ensure all needs are met and managed.
     

Skills & Experience

  • NMC registration Level 1
  • Post registration qualification
  • 3 years post registration experience
  • Previous/current management experience
  • Private sector experience
  • Complex care/HDU/Critical care experience
  • ALS qualified (ILS acceptable but will be expected to complete ALS)
  • Outreach skill base

About The Individual

With strong team leadership and staff motivation skills, you will have the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information, gain cooperation where required and overcome barriers to understanding. The ability to organise your own time and plan tasks accordingly is essential, as is a pleasant and positive attitude and a patient focused approach.

Company

HCA Healthcare Over 50 years of creating a healthier tomorrow.   

Today HCA is the largest private healthcare provider in the world, and the largest provider of privately funded healthcare in the U.K. A world-class network of over 30 facilities in London, Manchester, Wilmslow, Glasgow and Prestatyn, with its latest venture opening in Birmingham in 2024.  Uniquely we also partner with the NHS to provide care within large NHS teaching hospitals. No other U.K. provider can match our global scale, breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise. We treat 27 million people each year across our global network, and many of our hospitals are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC. Covering virtually all aspects of medicine from prevention and diagnosis through to treatment and aftercare in both our Primary and Secondary Care Divisions. Cardiac and Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Urgent Care, GP and Health screening to Obstetrics, IVF and Maternity care, to name a few.   

We can promise by joining the HCA family, you will learn from experts in every department, and your opportunities will be endless. You will be empowered to achieve more in your career and will be provided with outstanding rewards and development support to match the level of care we are famed for.  

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