Flow and Capacity Lead

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Band 7 Flow Lead to support safe patient flow in mental health services. This full-time role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and provides an opportunity for flexible working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience and strong communication skills essential for the position.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for work/life balance

Qualifications

• Essential leadership experience in mental health.
• Proven track record in patient flow and capacity management.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advisory resource for patient flow and capacity.
• Act as a clinical role model and provide leadership.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Great communication skills

Leadership experience in mental health

Experience with patient flow and capacity management

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Flow Lead in The Bay. The post is a full-time, permanent role covering the service over 5 days per week.

The Flow Lead supports safe flow for patients requiring inpatient admission to a mental health ward and works closely with inpatient wards and community teams to support admissions and safe discharge after assessment and treatment. They will have a relationship with the bed hub and support patients to be admitted as close to home as possible. They will also work with mental health services and third sector providers; great communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advisory resource for Bay Locality on matters pertaining to patient flow and capacity.
• Act as a positive clinical role model through support and expert clinical advice to staff and lead by example through visible leadership to motivate and empower others.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team: Mental Health Nurses; Support Workers; Social Workers; Occupational Therapist; Psychologist and Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Play an active role in working into the locality and across the Trust system to ensure patients in all parts of the mental health pathway from community to inpatient receive care in the most appropriate place at the most appropriate time.
• Support patients from The Bay in wards across the footprint and in OAP beds.
• Support safe flow and admissions/discharges from inpatient wards to appropriate settings.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Great communication skills are essential.
• Band 7 leadership experience in mental health and experience with patient flow and capacity management (as implied).

Benefits/Working Arrangements

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust encourages flexible working and supports a positive work/life balance. Flexible patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks may be considered. Applicants are encouraged to indicate preferences on their application and discuss options at interview.

Additional information

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. For further details / informal visits contact: Rachel Warwick, Service Manager, email: [e-mail]