Clinical Operations Manager- Out of Hours

at  Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

To provide clinical leadership and line management to the Out of Hours Service.
To support staff to achieve and ensure competencies are maintained within the teams.
To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.
To ensure that Trust annual priorities and quality goals are embedded within the workforce by ensuring that all annual appraisals are complete within the team.
To provide professional and clinical leadership to the Out of Hours Service demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach and a proactive, responsible attitude so as to promote confidence in the team and Service.
To operationally manage the Out of Hours Service across NCH&C.
To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitate early discharge form hospital.
To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
To support community clinicians and students through supervision, appraisal and mentorship in line with trust policy.
To oversee that clinical supervision is occurring within the team and accurately recorded.
To provide professional clinical leadership to the Integrated Community Team within own sphere of practice
Undertake mandatory training as required.
Partake in the Personal Development Review process.
Follow Trust policies, and local procedures.
Be aware of Trust’s behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.
Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy.
Contribute to clinical audit as required.
Complete the staff survey as required.
Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required.
Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
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Relay information from the Leadership team in respect of NCH&C and local issues to all members of the integrated team on a regular basis in the form of business meetings.
Work with the Heads of Service to ensure service and team development, ensuring that patients receive care closer to home.
To assist in the resolution of any conflicts within the clinical area, resolving informal complaints locally and assisting in the investigation of and response to formal complaints as required.
To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as both an appraisee and appraiser, maintaining a dynamic personal development plan.
Be aware of Trust’s behavior framework and ensure behaviors are embedded in role
Ensure Trust’s behavior framework is utilised when managing and supervising staff and that behaviors are embraced and embedded within the team.
To undertake the measurement and evaluation of the team’s work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice, projects, audits and outcome measures and lead others in doing so. Make recommendations for and lead change.
To actively contribute to the modernisation and forward movement of NCH&C, being actively involved in and taking an interest in changes within the NHS, the potential impact of local and national policies and the implications for the service.
To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management, and apply to work situation, and ensure the team do likewise; identifying, assessing and documenting risk of implementing change.
To facilitate development of the integrated team and individual staff members to promote job satisfaction, performance and an ability to manage change.
To be responsible for the day to day operational line management of the integrated team. To plan, co-ordinate and evaluate the service to ensure it is efficient and effective with regard to patient management and use of staff time.
To actively perform absence management, submitting forms in a timely manner, as per the Trust’s Policy
To be responsible for the compliance of Mandatory training and appraisals within the team, ensuring KPIs are achieved.
To be an authorised signatory for goods, services and payroll.
To accurately complete personal human resources documentation in respect of team members. Ensure that designated time frames are adhered to.
Complete all data returns as required by NCH&C. Collate report, manage and analyse information on activity levels and quality, in accordance with agreed performance standards.
To develop and initiate undertaking of audit of the service, evaluating results and formulating an action plan in respect to service developments and quality standards. Take part in and carry out audit as required, i.e. patient record audit.
To identify clinical and organisational improvements to enhance and improve integrated care and services to patients, implementing change and leading others.
To assist in the marketing and promotion of the service with fellow practitioners & stakeholders.
To monitor the delegated team budget and assist the Locality Manager to effectively manage resources.
To monitor and manage staff absence, annual leave and study leave in line with NCH&C’s policies, procedures and guidelines. Inform the Head of Service of any significant trends/issues.
To be accountable for the recruitment, selection, retention and induction of new staff.
To be actively involved with disciplinary and complaints procedures, where appropriate, and managing investigations of incidents.
To comply with existing organisational and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines and to be actively involved in the reviewing and updating of them as appropriate. Ensure policies are interpreted correctly and that designated staff implement policy and service developments.
To propose and implement departmental policy changes for the management of patients referred to the service, networking with other specialist practitioners

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