Job Title: Clinical Community Bed Manager
Band: 8a
Department: Community Beds and Discharges
Directorate: Bedfordshire Community Health Services
Reporting to: Deputy Therapy Lead, BBC
Accountable to: Associate Director, Community Health Services, BBC
Rates of Pay
Day: £35/hour
Night/Saturday: £45/hour
Sunday/Bank Holiday: £55/hour
Job Purpose
The Clinical Community Bed Manager is a pivotal role responsible for the effective management and coordination of community beds within Bedfordshire Community Health Services. The role ensures optimal patient flow, timely discharges, and the efficient utilization of community beds. Working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, the manager will lead the development and implementation of strategies to ensure safe, high-quality care for patients transitioning from acute to community settings.
The post holder will be required to provide strong leadership and expert support to the Discharge to Assess model across pathways 2 & 3 by managing discharge flow, primarily from Bedford and Luton & Dunstable Hospitals, but will include neighbouring hospitals also.
The post holder will manage flow into both community commissioned and spot purchased beds (as required) on behalf of the ICB. The post holder will have clinical oversight of this patient caseload to ensure appropriate decisions are being made in a timely manner to ensure patient safety and a positive patient experience.
The role will in...