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- Facilitate the Operations Centre daily meetings, co-ordinate the admission of emergency patients, ensuring appropriate placement of patients according to their clinical need and in conjunction with the Trusts divisions, support elective patient placement.
- Monitor the trigger factors associated with, and when necessary implement the Trusts Escalation Protocol in order to minimise bed crisis through effective planning. Support the Trusts response to patients who are likely to exceed the targets set out in the NHS plan.
- Monitor and facilitate actions to ensure national and local developments for Government targets are met. For example, liaison with the Commissioning Groups concerning delayed discharges.
- Contribute to the corporate agenda for capacity and target management by participating as a full member of the Site Operations Team. Advise and support the Site Matron on admission, discharge and patient flow issues. In the event of a critical bed state, open escalation ward areas for patient placement ensuring patient safety remains a priority at all times.
- Liaise with other Trusts in the area regarding bed states. If necessary, co-ordinate the transfer of patients to and from other hospitals and units.
- Manage and co-ordinate any critical incident which occurs within the Trust.
- Participate in and co-ordinate the Trusts Emergency Response Teams to fire, security alerts, cardiac arrests and other clinical emergencies.
- Play an active role in the action of sectioning patients under the Mental Health Act and use of the Child Protection Order.
- Allocation of bank and Agency staff and redeployment of nurses within the Trust to match resources to workload. Record all actions taken on safecare so to maintain live and accurate records.
- Undertake designated responsibilities in the event of a Major Incident. Assume the role of Major Incident Co-ordinator until relieved by the Site Matron or other experienced manager.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Substantive post - 36 hours per week
Fixed-Term contract/ secondment to September 2025 - 37.5 hours per week.
We are looking for a dynamic individuals to join our Operations Centre team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Department and expand on your current skill set, which will include system wide interaction and real time operational problem solving.
The Operations Centre is the hub of the Hospital and ultimately responsible for patient safety and capacity management within the Trust.
You will work with the hospital 24/7 team to support clinical demand and support patient safety out of hours.
This environment will give you a varied and fast-paced experience where no two shifts will be the same.
The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse role covers 24 hours a day. The role is distinctively different during in hours and out of hours. In hours, includes working with the Divisions to achieve performance indicators and quality standards. Out of hours, you will support the Site Matron for escalation processes, operational and staffing issues, escalating to the on-call teams as required and lead the co-ordination of the Hospital 24/7 Team, prioritising and delegating workload and resources effectively.
Full or part-time hours considered
We are looking for individuals who demonstrates resilience, exceptional communication skills and the ability to maintain a level head under operational pressures.
Exceptional communication is key to this role. We are looking for a candidate who can communicate in a professional manner with a diverse group of people to achieve the best outcome for our patients and staff.
Excellent organisational, negotiation and problem-solving skills are vital to this role, as you will be working at a fast pace, balancing the demands of many competing areas.
Importantly, and in keeping with our PRIDE values, we are looking for a candidate who has exceptional people skills as this role requires you to make difficult decisions, while maintaining professional standards.
This role provides the opportunity to work within a small, supportive and dedicated Team. You will be working collaboratively throughout the Trust with staff of all levels to create patient safety, flow and capacity and Site safety. This is also an opportunity to be part of the Operations Centre team and expand and develop your leadership and management skills
Interview date: 21st November 2024
- Facilitate the Operations Centre daily meetings, co-ordinate the admission of emergency patients, ensuring appropriate placement of patients according to their clinical need and in conjunction with the Trusts divisions, support elective patient placement.
- Monitor the trigger factors associated with, and when necessary implement the Trusts Escalation Protocol in order to minimise bed crisis through effective planning. Support the Trusts response to patients who are likely to exceed the targets set out in the NHS plan.
- Monitor and facilitate actions to ensure national and local developments for Government targets are met. For example, liaison with the Commissioning Groups concerning delayed discharges.
- Contribute to the corporate agenda for capacity and target management by participating as a full member of the Site Operations Team. Advise and support the Site Matron on admission, discharge and patient flow issues. In the event of a critical bed state, open escalation ward areas for patient placement ensuring patient safety remains a priority at all times.
- Liaise with other Trusts in the area regarding bed states. If necessary, co-ordinate the transfer of patients to and from other hospitals and units.
- Manage and co-ordinate any critical incident which occurs within the Trust.
- Participate in and co-ordinate the Trusts Emergency Response Teams to fire, security alerts, cardiac arrests and other clinical emergencies.
- Play an active role in the action of sectioning patients under the Mental Health Act and use of the Child Protection Order.
- Allocation of bank and Agency staff and redeployment of nurses within the Trust to match resources to workload. Record all actions taken on safecare so to maintain live and accurate records.
- Undertake designated responsibilities in the event of a Major Incident. Assume the role of Major Incident Co-ordinator until relieved by the Site Matron or other experienced manager.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Substantive post - 36 hours per week
Fixed-Term contract/ secondment to September 2025 - 37.5 hours per week.
We are looking for a dynamic individuals to join our Operations Centre team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Department and expand on your current skill set, which will include system wide interaction and real time operational problem solving.
The Operations Centre is the hub of the Hospital and ultimately responsible for patient safety and capacity management within the Trust.
You will work with the hospital 24/7 team to support clinical demand and support patient safety out of hours.
This environment will give you a varied and fast-paced experience where no two shifts will be the same.
The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse role covers 24 hours a day. The role is distinctively different during in hours and out of hours. In hours, includes working with the Divisions to achieve performance indicators and quality standards. Out of hours, you will support the Site Matron for escalation processes, operational and staffing issues, escalating to the on-call teams as required and lead the co-ordination of the Hospital 24/7 Team, prioritising and delegating workload and resources effectively.
Full or part-time hours considered
We are looking for individuals who demonstrates resilience, exceptional communication skills and the ability to maintain a level head under operational pressures.
Exceptional communication is key to this role. We are looking for a candidate who can communicate in a professional manner with a diverse group of people to achieve the best outcome for our patients and staff.
Excellent organisational, negotiation and problem-solving skills are vital to this role, as you will be working at a fast pace, balancing the demands of many competing areas.
Importantly, and in keeping with our PRIDE values, we are looking for a candidate who has exceptional people skills as this role requires you to make difficult decisions, while maintaining professional standards.
This role provides the opportunity to work within a small, supportive and dedicated Team. You will be working collaboratively throughout the Trust with staff of all levels to create patient safety, flow and capacity and Site safety. This is also an opportunity to be part of the Operations Centre team and expand and develop your leadership and management skills
Interview date: 21st November 2024
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