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Clinical Operational Lead

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Healthcare
  • United Kingdom
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You must hold professional registration, have advanced qualifications, proven leadership experience, policy implementation skills, and a strong background in service delivery and partnership development.
  • You will lead care pathway development, optimize urgent responses, provide clinical expertise, collaborate across services, expand tech-enabled care, and support strategic plans and performance improvement.

Requirements

  • Be a member of a recognised professional body and hold a current professional registration.
  • Detailed understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical/service/organisation.
  • Evidence of management, leadership and organisational development issues that have had a positive impact on service delivery.
  • Experience of successful policy implementation and change.
  • Advanced management/leadership training/qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Member of organisational group/network, locally or nationally.
  • Advanced/expert understanding of management, leadership and organisational development.
  • Educated to Masters Level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience.
  • Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the professional lead area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning.
  • Proven leadership/management experience at an advanced level which has had a positive impact/crated change within service delivery/practice.
  • Be able to effectively chair meetings.
  • Evidence of managing a budget within set resources.
  • Ability to work across organisational boundaries, developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships.
  • Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area.
  • Proven experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing.
  • Evidence of policy implementation and development.
  • Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e., strategically, and locally.
  • Ability to work within a culture of improving working lives and working time directive.
  • Ability to manage the requirement for frequent concentration in an unpredictable working environment.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning.
  • Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships.
  • Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing.
  • You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  • This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Responsibilities

  • Lead & Innovate: Drive the development of care pathways across the Virtual Ward and UCR Service, ensuring seamless coordination of interventions.
  • Urgent Response Optimisation: Spearhead efforts to meet the 2-hour urgent response target, utilising virtual ward capacity and technology-enabled care for enhanced service delivery.
  • Clinical Expertise: Provide expert guidance within the Virtual Ward, offering specialist support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals, while empowering staff to deliver best practices.
  • Collaborate & Expand: Strengthen partnerships across secondary, community, and primary care. Represent the services in regional networks, contributing to shared learning and MDT discussions.
  • Innovate & Expand Services: Lead the growth of Step Up/Step Down services and the integration of tech-enabled care solutions, using QI methodology to drive pathway development.
  • Operational & Strategic Support: Assist the General Manager in shaping strategic plans, ensuring a coordinated approach to pathway services and cohesive health and social care partnerships.
  • Performance Leadership: Ensure optimal clinical and operational performance, supporting the General Manager in achieving and improving KPIs.

FAQs

What is the main role of the Clinical Operational Lead?

The main role of the Clinical Operational Lead is to drive the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and patient-centred care through the One Community Virtual Ward and operationally oversee the Urgent Crisis Response (UCR) Service.

What qualifications are required for this position?

Candidates must be a member of a recognised professional body and hold a current professional registration, along with a detailed understanding of relevant policy, legislation, and experience in management and leadership.

Is there an emphasis on continuing professional development in this role?

Yes, evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the professional lead area is essential to an advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge or experiential learning.

How important is collaboration in this position?

Collaboration is crucial, as the role requires strengthening partnerships across secondary, community, and primary care while representing the services in regional networks.

What type of leadership experience is required?

Proven leadership/management experience at an advanced level, which has had a positive impact or created change within service delivery/practice, is required.

Does this job involve budget management?

Yes, candidates must have the ability to manage a budget within set resources.

Are there opportunities for professional development within the Trust?

Yes, the Trust is committed to staff development and offers a range of benefits, including support for professional growth.

What kind of working environment can candidates expect?

Candidates can expect a forward-thinking, collaborative environment where they have influence and flexibility over their work, promoting a work-life balance.

Is experience in policy implementation important for this role?

Yes, experience of successful policy implementation and change is essential for the Clinical Operational Lead position.

Are applications from diverse backgrounds encouraged?

Yes, the Trust promotes equality and welcomes job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Caring, Learning & Growing Together.

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Mission & Purpose

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of mental health, learning disability, community and addictions services to people from Hull and the East Riding, a population of almost 600,000. The Trust also provide forensic services to patients from the wider Yorkshire and Humber area and employs approximately 3000 staff in locations across 70 sites. As a Teaching Trust, we work closely with our major academic partners, Hull York Medical School and Hull University, nurturing a workforce of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals.