Service Manager - Intermediate Care

at  East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity to join our intermediate care team within ESHT. This is a secondment or fixed term contract opportunity of up to 6 months to provide operational oversight of our intermediate care units at Bexhill Hospital, Rye Hospital and our nursing staff within Milton Grange in Eastbourne.
You will work closely with our Head of Nursing, Matrons, ACP’s, Therapy Leads to maintain high levels of operational oversight of the flow within our units.
You should have a good understanding of staff management, discharge pathways, problem solving, MDT working, and working with key stakeholders such as Adult Social Care, League of Friends, Charities, Volunteers and ICS.
The base for this post will be Bexhill Irvine Unit, but travel across all 3 areas will be required. Visible leadership is required.
If you are an internal member of staff applying for a secondment opportunity, you should discuss with your line manager before applying. Full details can be found in the secondment policy available on the Trust extranet.
Support the CHIC OPEL daily calls including operational flow into the IMC units.
Attend the BIU and Rye Board Runs.
Provide leadership and support to the IMC Matrons/Clinical Therapy Leads/Operational Support Officer - making sure that we are up to date with HR issues.
Finance oversight of the IMC units.
Recruitment oversight of the IMC units.
Escalation of Long length of Stay patients to the HON.
Managing data in relation to ALOS, RCS score, PCAT scores, P2A-D, NWB, Stroke data.
Completing Integrated Performance Reports.
Visible leadership to Bexhill Irvine Unit, Rye Hospital and Milton Grange.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us

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