09 Oct
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne
Job description
Job summary
The postholder will support the transformation of urgent and emergency care pathways within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust and wider city of Newcastle.
The postholder will oversee the governance, quality and development of primary care services embedded within the Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centres and Same Day Emergency Care.
The postholder will work in partnership with partners in the trust to provide leadership to Urgent & Emergency Care services as we move to a more integrated model of delivering care.
This will include but not be limited to working with clinical leaders and operational managers of Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine,
Acute Paediatrics and Urgent Treatment Centres to ensure patients are seen by the most appropriate service first time, improving access to timely emergency and urgent care and effective utilisation of resources.
It is expected that the postholder will provide clinical sessions within the Urgent & Emergency Care system in keeping with their experience and skillset at a minimum of 2 sessions per week.
This post is fixed term for 3 years initially.
Main duties of the job
Clinical :
To manage urgent presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by most appropriate healthcare professional
Manage a clinical caseload of both adults and children
Work closely with Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine including Same Day Emergency Care and Urgent Treatment Centre staff and offer consistent care as an integral part of the team
A degree of flexibility will be required in keeping with the variability and demands of urgent & emergency care
About us
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity,
please contact : Chris Gibbins at C
Closing Date : 16 September 2024
Interview Date : TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership :
Work with senior leaders in Urgent & Emergency Care services to transform and manage patient pathways
Specifically working in partnership with the Clinical Director of Urgent & Emergency Care, Heads of Service of the Emergency Department, Acute Medicine and local GP providers of Urgent Care
Work with acute hospital services to develop new hospital pathways to manage patients from urgent primary care
Work with the Clinical Director and Associate Director of Operations responsible Urgent Community Response and other acute community services to develop responsive and patient centred pathways
Oversee governance, safety and development of primary care within Urgent & Emergency Care services
Attend appropriate departmental, Board and trust business meetings including Clinical Policy Group alongside other Clinical Directors
Provide visible leadership to promote a fair and supportive culture responsive to the needs of the diversity of our patients, visitors and workforce.
Work with external stakeholders across the ICB, region and national networks to improve Urgent & Emergency Care services more widely
To promote Patient and Public Involvement in the design and planning of services.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- CCT in General Practice
Desirable
Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role
Clinical Experience
Essential
Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent care.
Desirable
Acute Medicine, Acute Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine experience
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce.
- Experience in clinical service development and innovation
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
Understanding of management goals.
Teaching
Essential
Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Desirable
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
▶️ Clinical Director for Urgent Care
🖊️ The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Newcastle upon Tyne