Job summary
- Main area
- Hospital Capacity Management
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 cross site cover)
- Job ref
- 438-PB4057
- Employer
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lancashire Teaching Hospital
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Site Manager
Band 7
Job overview
Site management is part of a transformational process that has resulted in a 24/7 function, as such you will be rostered to work shifts, rotating across both sites at Preston and Chorley over a 24 hour period.
The post holder will work in line with the Trust’s corporate objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision of health services across the local health economy.
The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values and behave in a manner that facilitates the development of autonomous teams and individuals that are empowered, engaged and committed to continually delivering excellent care with compassion attached
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the overall running of the hospital sites over a 24 hour period forming the first point of escalation across the hospitals at all times in order to support patient flow and quality of care across the organisation.
You will be responsible for the overall allocation of staffing overnight across both sites and will be first point of escalation.
You will act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and organisation. You will also be required to develop good working relationships with staff at all levels across the organisation ensuring the effective utilisation of available bed-stock whilst ensuring that the clear principles outlined in the policies are adhered to in a manner that ensures consistency and improve the patient experience whilst meeting demands within the national standards.
You will rotate between day and night duty at Preston and Chorley in order to remain aware of all areas of operational management and flow, although flexible working would be considered. You will also work as an effective member of the multi-professional team to ensure that effective patient flow across the organisation is achieved.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be responsible for the overall running of the hospital sites over a 24 hour period forming the first point of escalation across the hospitals at all times in order to support patient flow and quality of care across the organisation.
You will be responsible for the overall allocation of staffing overnight across both sites and will be first point of escalation
You will act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and organisation. You will also be required to develop good working relationships with staff at all levels across the organisation ensuring the effective utilisation of available bed-stock whilst ensuring that the clear principles outlined in the policies are adhered to in a manner that ensures consistency and improve the patient experience whilst meeting demands within the national standards.
You will rotate between day and night duty at Preston and Chorley in order to remain aware of all areas of operational management and flow, although flexible working would be considered. You will also work as an effective member of the multi-professional team to ensure that effective patient flow across the organisation is achieved.
Experience of patient flow is essential.
You will support the Clinical Business Manager and Trust Operational Officers for Patient Flow in the operational management of patient flow, responsible for ensuring that the right patients in the right place at the right time, maintaining performance, patient safety and quality standards and proactively supporting the safe and timely admission and discharge of patients.
This role is complex and challenging with competing priorities and regular variations driven by the changing levels of demand, escalation and areas of risk across the hospitals.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Appropriate Professional Registration (NMC)
- Degree in Nursing (or significant experience with supporting portfolio of evidence)
- Evidence of continuous professional development or development in areas of speciality
Desirable criteria
- AIMS Course
- ALS Provider
- Management qualification
- Fire Marshall Training
- Verification of expected death for nurses
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital Trust
- Substantial experience at band 6 level
- Substantial experience working in patient flow/Bed Management
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge
- Effective communicator able to communicate complex and sensitive information
- Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objectives
- Emergency Clinical Quality Standards
- Understanding of implications of National Targets, in particular four-hour Emergency Department Standard and relevant bed management
- Understanding of issues and complexities around patient flow
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within other areas of nursing
- Major Incident Management and Business Continuity awareness
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annette Frodsham
- Job title
- Clinical Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772 521487
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