Acute Care Pathway Coordinator - Senior Bed Manager

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an Acute Care Pathway Coordinator to sustain ACP operations through out-of-hours periods with leadership during daytime hours. You will coordinate access to acute and specialty beds, crisis facilities and capacity across PDU and HBPOS, and prioritise based on clinical needs and system pressures.

The post holder will lead bed-management meetings, including weekends and bank holidays, and seek assurance for discharge plans and

Responsibilities

• Coordinate access to Acute, PICU, Older Adult beds, Crisis Hostels, as well as PDU and HBPOS capacity during out-of-hours demands
• Lead bed-management related meetings, including weekends and bank holidays
• Ensure discharge plans and potential barriers are identified with time-bound actions to avoid delays
• Liaise with the senior psychiatry registrar/consultant, Home Treatment Teams (HTT) and Integrated Recovery Hubs (IRH) to review early discharges and explore safe alternatives to admission
• Represent the Trust values in dealings with staff and patients and work with external stakeholders

Job description

Acute Care Pathway Coordinator is responsible for maintaining the operation of the ACP within its bed capacity during the OOH period and providing leadership during working hours.
The post holder will coordinate access to Acute, PICU, Older Adult beds, Crisis Hostels as well as PDU and HBPOS Capacity against out of hours demands, prioritising based on clinical needs & risk, system pressures and elevate to the Service Line, or on call Team where appropriate.
Post Holder will lead the bed management related meetings, including weekends and bank holidays, responding at an operational level. The post holder will seek assurance around plans for patients being discharged on the day and in the coming days, identified barriers to discharge how actions are being prioritised with specific time frames to avoid delayed discharges or transfers of care. The Post holder will liaise with
the senior psychiatry registrar/consultant, relevant Home Treatment Teams (HTT) and Integrated Recovery Hubs (IRH) to consider reviewing suitable patients for early discharges, step downs and explore suitable alternatives to admission where this can be appropriately facilitated safely.
The Post Holder will have an oversight of the Purpose of Admission and ensure these are clear, specific and that alternatives had been explored.
In the absence of ‘in hour’s’ managers, Discharge Coordinators and ‘in hours’ medical resources, the post holder will find it harder to create new capacity in the ACP system in the OOH period. The post holder must therefore start the OOH period with a bed stock reserve, gate keep diligently to commit that reserve wisely and try to reconstitute the reserve whenever possible. The post holder must support the Assessing and Triage services in finding alternatives to admissions. The post holder will work collaboratively with external stakeholders.
The post holder will be expected to be a representation of all the Trust values in dealings with all staff and patients.
Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicole Appleyard, Job title: Clinical Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07519559688