Acute Care Pathway Coordinator - Senior Bed Manager

Overview

In this role you will manage ACP bed capacity during out-of-hours, providing operational leadership to ensure safe patient flow. You will coordinate access across Acute, PICU, Older Adult beds, Crisis Hostels, PDU and HBPOS, prioritising by clinical need and system pressures. You will lead bed management meetings, including weekends and holidays, and drive discharge planning with clear timeframes to avoid delays. You will liaise with senior medical staff, Home Treatment Teams and Recovery Hubs to enable safe early discharges and suitable alternatives to admission. You will preserve bed stock reserve at OOH periods and support Assessing and Triage services, working with external stakeholders,

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• career development
• positive and welcoming environment
• supportive team culture
• various employee benefits
• inclusion and anti-racism initiatives

Responsibilities

• Coordinate access to multiple bed types and capacity against out-of-hours demand
• Lead bed management meetings including weekends and bank holidays
• Escalate capacity and discharge issues to Service Line or on-call teams
• Monitor and assure discharge plans and barriers, with time-bound actions
• Collaborate with senior psychiatry staff, HTT, and Integrated Recovery Hubs for early discharges and step-downs
• Maintain oversight of Purpose of Admission and ensure alternatives are explored
• Maintain bed stock reserve at start of OOH period and reconstitute when possible
• Support Assessing and Triage services in finding alternatives to admissions
• Represent the Trust values in dealings with staff and patients
• Collaborate with external stakeholders to optimise patient flow

Key requirements

• Registered General or Mental Health Nurse
• Post-qualification experience in relevant practice area
• Minimum 5 years post-graduate experience
• Proven leadership and ability to motivate staff
• Experience in risk management and service improvement
• Ability to plan and manage care flow and respond to issues under pressure
• Experience in discharge planning and bed management (desirable)
• Experience as Out of Hours Co-ordinator or in a Trust-wide capacity (desirable)
• Confident with RIO and Microsoft Excel
• Understanding of London Compact Agreement and Clinical Prioritisation framework (desirable)

• strong communication
• effective leadership
• problem-solving under pressure
• RIO (patient electronic record system)
• Microsoft Excel
• knowledge of London Compact Agreement

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