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An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to join the Community Hospital Inpatient Bed Management team based at Maidstone Hospital. Community hospitals provide a range of comprehensive healthcare services for patients over the age of 18, mainly older, frailer individuals. The units predominantly provide rehabilitation and end‑of‑life support for palliative patients and their families. Patients are referred to the ward either from the acute setting to allow a further period of rehabilitation and assessment or directly from home via their GP or local community nursing teams. The Bed Management team is responsible for triaging patients and allocating them to the most appropriate bed and location. Although there is no direct patient care, it is important to understand the role of a Ward Band 6 and the responsibilities they have when caring for our patients.

• Address challenges related to bed availability, patient flow, and resource allocation
• Oversee and optimise patient flow within the Community Hospitals, ensuring efficient bed utilisation and timely admissions and discharges
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, and internal transfers to maintain optimal bed occupancy and facilitate timely patient movement
• Liaise with clinical teams, other departments, and external organisations to ensure smooth patient flow and effective communication
• Monitor bed occupancy, identify trends, and generate reports to support decision‑making and process improvement

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We need outstanding people who share our values of compassion, aspiration, responsiveness, and excellence.

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This information is not visible to anyone involved with short‑listing or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short‑listers will see two tick boxes alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme. The data we collect helps us ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities, and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. You will be asked to confirm that you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment; if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team at kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification give you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet these in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you; their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to give yourself the best chance of being shortlisted, please apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. This is to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025