24/7 Patient Flow Duty Manager — Bed Capacity & Discharge Lead

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Patient Flow Duty Manager to provide clinical leadership and coordinate bed capacity across Adult Mental Health and Older Persons services.

The role includes delivering out-of-hours first line managerial support, working with internal and external partners to manage patient flow, escalation of capacity breaches, and facilitation of complex discharge planning to ensure timely placements and safe patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to coordinate bed flow across the RDaSH bed base.
• Deliver out-of-hours first line managerial response for operational issues in Adult Mental Health and Older Persons services.
• Manage patient flow by coordinating with internal/external partners to optimise admission decisions and bed utilisation.
• Lead patient reviews and MDTs with visible clinical leadership across inpatient wards.

Job description

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Patient Flow Duty Manager to provide clinical leadership and coordinate bed capacity across Adult Mental Health and Older Persons services.

The role includes delivering out-of-hours first line managerial support, working with internal and external partners to manage patient flow, escalation of capacity breaches, and facilitation of complex discharge planning to ensure timely placements and safe patient care.