Paediatric Outpatient Manager

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust ,
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Overview

Job Description

Paediatric Services Outpatient Manager We are looking for an experienced, motivated and forward thinking Nurse who is looking for a new challenge to lead through innovation, influence practice and initiate a positive change culture within Paediatric Out-patients Services across Northwest Anglia Foundation Trust. The Children's out-patient service has dedicated departments in Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital with some clinics also running out of Stamford. This is a brand new role and the successful applicant must be driven by a passion to provide patient centered care with a commitment to providing a quality service that is responsive to the changing needs of the children and young people accessing the service. Understanding the need for change you must be flexible, open and be able to build and motivate your team. Your role will include all aspects of the operational management of the outpatient clinics, on each site, including specialist outpatient services for Nurse Led Clinics, Phlebotomy and Paediatric Specialty Clinics. You will be responsible for ensuring that the flow, productivity and patient experience is closely managed and will have line management responsibility for the team of nurses, health care assistants and administration staff. As the Service Manager you will also be required to work closely the wider multi-disciplinary team. A varied and wide nursing knowledge base and clinical experience is essential. Ideally recent experience within the field of paediatrics is preferred; however equivocal experience will be considered and valued. An ability to use your nursing expertise to promote safe, evidence based complex care pathways is essential alongside proven strong leadership skills. The ability to adapt to ever changing clinical situations will be key to your success. Knowledge of booking processes, business management, change models, advanced technologies, partial booking and outpatient services would be an advantage. In conjunction with the roles above you will be responsible for ensuring there are robust transition pathways from children's to adult services. Working closely with Consultants and Specialist nurses in addition to line managing a new Transition Nurse post. Working hours are predominantly Monday to Friday. The post is a cross site role and you will be required to work from both Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke sites. There will be some limited work at Stamford Hospital and links with the Johnson Community Hospital For further details / informal visits contact: Jayne Rootham j.rootham@nhs.net 01733 678414 Employment Type: FULL_TIME