East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Head of Care Group
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We are looking to recruit to our professional leadership positions within the Clinical Divisions at ESHT.
The Head of Care Group is a senior member responsible for the strategic, professional, and operational leadership across a portfolio of services.
Position Overview
A position is available within the Community Health and Integrated Care and Older People, working within the Care group supporting Frailty and Bedded Care. This includes:
- Acute Frailty beds
- Acute Frailty Unit
- Integrated Care Wards (ICW)
- Intermediate Care beds
The role will work across Eastbourne DGH, Conquest, and community sites in Eastbourne, Bexhill, and Rye.
Division Overview
The CHIC and Older People division has over 1500 FTE, and incorporates the following Care Groups:
- Frailty and Bedded Care
- Rapid Response and Planned Care
These care groups cover a diverse range of clinical delivery, from acute inpatients, rehabilitation and reablement beds, care provision, front door and responsive service outpatients, and community activity. These care groups also have a range of healthcare professionals, including:
- Acute, rehab, and district nurses
- Clinical Support Workers
- Integrated Support Workers
- AHP and rehab assistants
- Medical workforce
- Multiple AHP professions
The post holders would need to travel between acute and community sites.
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Key Responsibilities
- Work in partnership with the Clinical Director and Assistant Director/Head of Nursing & Clinical Professions and the divisional triumvirate to deliver operational performance in line with national and local performance standards and targets.
- Play a pivotal part in shaping efficient and productive clinical services, driving performance, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
- Act as a visible and accessible leader, championing the Trust’s values and supporting the delivery of divisional and organizational priorities and objectives.
- Promote the vision and values of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, leading by example and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviors and how they support their teams and deliver their services.
Participation
Participation in the Silver out-of-hours on-call rota.
Staff Benefits
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff, including:
- Staff development
- Enrolment in the NHS pension scheme
- Auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service
- Access to onsite nurseries
- Staff restaurants and accommodation
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits, contact:
- Name: Katy Lyne
- Job title: Deputy Director of Operations
- Email address: katy.lyne@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07811 683 674
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