Deputy Clinical Site Matron
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the patient flow team for permanent position within the patient flow team as a Deputy Clinical Site Matron, Band 7.
The shifts will be will cover a 7 day period. The deputy site matrons cover the day and night shifts where required.
The role of the deputy Clinical Site Matron would be to support the Clinical Site Matron in all aspect of the clinical site management of the Trust on a daily basis.
There will also be a need for direct line management of the bed managers and the patient flow team admin and travel team.
Vacancy may close early if sufficient applications received.
Main duties of the job
To provide Clinical and managerial leadership in ensuring a safe environment with optimum patient care and exceptional care quality standards.
Ensure correct escalation processes followed including the Emergency Departments internal professional standards.
Support the Acute Response Team to ensure the management of the clinically at risk and the emergency situations should they be in a none-clinical area by ensuring appropriate attendance and operationally managing the admission or discharge of the patient.
Support the clinical site matrons to provide clinical advice and guidance to staff. To receive and coordinate verbal and electronic calls using established protocols and IT systems.
Perform Bed management of each of the divisions and provide bed positions and updates.
Assume the responsibility for site cover and ensure appropriate communication with the Senior manager or Director on call in the out of hours periods.
Escalation and management of the Mental Health patients across the trust.
Have a working knowledge of trust policy and ensure compliance
Manage staff sickness, performance and professionalism as per policy.
Manage the use of physical resources in consultation with the team, medical staff and managers to ensure a cost-effective service is provided.
Maintain and develop own competence and expertise. To act as a role model and comply with the NMC statutory regulations at all times.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is available to see in the JD and the above description provided.
- Ensure escalation of processes followed including the Emergency Department professional standards.