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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
297-8264548
Employer
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen Elizabeth Hosptial
Town
Gateshead
Salary
per annum
Closing
13/11/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Site Lead

NHS AfC: Band 8a

In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible  

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register  or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required. 

All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.

 

Job overview

We are currently seeing expressions of interest for the post of 8a Clinical Site Lead in the Patient Flow Team.  

The Clinical Site Lead role requires a dynamic individual with significant experience working at a senior Band 8a level.  You will need excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills and will be provided with the opportunity to develop your senior nursing skill set. 

The Patient Flow Team are responsible for maintaining patient flow throughout the organisation and provide support to Senior Nurse Out-of-Hours.  Your involvement will be highly valued as we work together to maintain services and patient safety.   

 
 

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Site Lead role requires a dynamic individual with significant experience working at a senior Band 8a level.  You will need excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills and will be provided with the opportunity to develop your senior nursing skill set. 

Working for our organisation

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • This is a senior clinical role charged with the operational responsibility and accountability for 
    patient flow on a day-to-day basis, responsible for ensuring an accurate reflection of capacity and 
    demand is available at all times.
  • The Clinical Site Lead Nurse is a key leadership role within the trust and Patient Flow Team that 
    requires optimising the efficiency and operational effectiveness of all patient pathways throughout 
    the trust that influence and contribute to patient flow to ensure patients receive the right care in 
    the right place at the right time.  
  •  The post holder will provide senior clinical and professional leadership and management to junior 
    members of the Patient Flow Team.  
  • To deputise for the Hospital Flow Manager in their absence, representing the organisation and the 
    Patient Flow Team at local, regional and national meetings.   

   Please refer to the Job description for futher information on this role.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC Registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of Nurse Leadership

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent Organisation Skills
  • Excellent Communication Skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Better Health at Work Award

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Thompson
Job title
Associate Director of Nursing for Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0191 445 3676
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