Job summary
- Main area
- Pathway Lead Out of hospital
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term or secondment)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (7.5hr shifts mon - fri)
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7466719
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- stepping hill hospital community
- Town
- stockport
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pathway Lead Out of Hospital
Band 8a
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
This is a 6mth Contract - secondment of fixed term contract to support the Pathway leads within the Directorate of Out of Hospital
The Directorate of Out of Hospital, Urgent community Services is looking for a motivated, experienced clinical to join their senor leadership team. The post will be for 6months on a secondment basis or fixed term contract. This post will be pivotal in supporting the current leadership during periods of significant transformation work.
If you have a thirst for change, experienced leader then wed would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Pathway lead will have identified services within the Directorate and will:
Ensure the efficient and effective running of the services.
Supervise the provision and delivery of the pathway services by working in collaboration with Clinical Leads, Team Lead and team members.
Develop and implement operational management systems and process pathways specific for the individual services patients, in collaboration with services within and external to the Organisation.
Work alongside the Team Lead and/or Clinical Leads offering critical challenge within current practice, thus ensuring that all care delivered is evidence based, effective and efficient.
Ensure that all care provided by the team members is evaluated and reviewed and efficiency maximised.
Adopt a LEAN methodology and philosophy.
Lead with key stakeholders on the identification, development and evaluation of operational objectives and create the appropriate SOP’s, protocols, and strategies to maintain efficiency and effectiveness
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Pathway lead will have identified services within the Directorate and will:
Ensure the efficient and effective running of the services.
Supervise the provision and delivery of the pathway services by working in collaboration with Clinical Leads, Team Lead and team members.
Develop and implement operational management systems and process pathways specific for the individual services patients, in collaboration with services within and external to the Organisation.
Work alongside the Team Lead and/or Clinical Leads offering critical challenge within current practice, thus ensuring that all care delivered is evidence based, effective and efficient.
Ensure that all care provided by the team members is evaluated and reviewed and efficiency maximised.
Adopt a LEAN methodology and philosophy.
Lead with key stakeholders on the identification, development and evaluation of operational objectives and create the appropriate SOP’s, protocols, and strategies to maintain efficiency and effectiveness.
To support the Directorate Manager in developing the operational direction of the identified services.
Actively support the Organisations Values and Beliefs and share responsibility for the provision of the pathway model services.
To operationally manage identified service/services within the directorate, working alongside other key members to ensure that all members are governed within their professional boundaries.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and managers to develop partnerships within the integration programme for Stockport, ensuring a co-ordinated approach in the delivery of the Services.
To work collaboratively with multi agencies and ensure that all pathways adopt the health/social care cohesive partnership wherever possible, and work in collaboration with the Clinical Leads in relation to the quality agenda.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Professional RN/AHP
- Project management qualification or experience
- Postgraduate study at advanced level, or equivalent experience
- Time management and organisational
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of clinical risk and incident management, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives
- Evidence of audit, and action planning
- Ability to demonstrate solid understanding of Primary Care and secondary care interface
- Evidence of continuous professional development and practical application to work place
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of local policy
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Confidence and ability to accurately assess and manage complex patients
Desirable criteria
- Approachable, open and supportive
Experience
Essential criteria
- Managerial responsibilities
- Evidence of managing complex patients, and advanced communication in stressful and emotional situations
- Change management experience and direct involvement with service redesign
- Evidence of significant practical contribution to service development
Work related circumstances
Essential criteria
- Holds current driving licence and car owner with insurance for business use
skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to the service, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and supportive working environment using motivation and leadership.
- lT literate/ skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- lisa lainton
- Job title
- Directorate Manager - Out of Hospital services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07760666370
- Additional information
Karen Brown Pathway Lead [email protected]
Kay Bottrell Pathway lead [email protected]
Karen and Kay can also be contacted for further information
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