Operational Site Manager
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Prescot, L25 5DR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9409-26-0237 |
Summary
KEY DUTIES To ensure the coordination of admissions, transfers, and discharges for all patients across the acute Site are undertaken recognising the clinical requirements of all individuals. To ensure prioritisation of emergency admissions via the Emergency Department to maintain the national standards and in line with national targets. To work with the band 7 Operational Site Managers supporting 24/7 clinical site management and deputise in their absence. To act as a clinical expert for nursing issues. Take appropriate action to address any issues or risk. To provide clear focus for clinical leadership and to provide clinical and professional advice and guidance to staff as required. To promote and facilitate the implementation of the Trust Core Values and objectives. To ensure data collection to support accurate reporting, for audit trails thereby ensuring effective utilisation of resources and relevant data quality standards in line with service and Organisational standards. To ensure early escalation of any issues that would impede flow, affect quality, patient safety or cause increased length of stay/ delay of safe discharge and to support the response to issues as required. To provide accurate and timely information relating to patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, maintaining awareness of overall escalation profile of the Trust. Be responsible for ensuring good utilisation of Discharge lounge on a daily basis. Act as a point of contact for barriers to effective patient flow i.e. gender/ bed availability incompatibility, IPCC issues. To communicate with wards to share information regarding bed availability and patient flow. All other duties that are considered appropriate to the post. CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Maintain Professional registration. Adhere to the NMC Code of Practice and the Scope of Professional Practice. To attend relevant meetings. To act as a positive role model to all grades of staff within the Trust. Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, visitors and staff as required. To work autonomously and manage own workload on a daily basis. To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. To keep abreast with professional developments. Keep up to date with all relevant changes in policies and procedures and present a strong corporate image. To ensure the confidentiality of all patient information in line with Data Protection / Caldecott legislation. To ensure the privacy and dignity of all patients is paramount and not compromised. Be fully conversant with the Major Incident Policy and be prepared to support its activation as required per policy. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES Ensure all relevant records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is completed in line with Trust policies and with the NMC Record Keeping guidance. Maintain statistical data for the role. TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others. Support the preceptorship training programme relating to patient flow processes. To act as a role model and expert practitioner, providing support and guidance to nursing staff. To participate in an annual performance review to identify the post-holders personal development needs To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post. To personally ensure fulfilment of the requirements for professional updating and to maintain a personal record for future registration purposes. LINE MANAGEMENT/ SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibility for designated staff within the team including appraisals, HR management etc. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Recognising the need for appropriate management of skill mix and utilisation of bank and agency staff when allocating shifts and within own team. RESEARCH & AUDIT Contribute to the undertaking of audits required both internally and to support external processes relating to patient flow and national targets and standards.