Bed Manager | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us.

Our inpatient care and management is overseen by a Matron along with a team of Registered Nurses, Healthcare assistants, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists Rehabilitation assistants, Care management staff, a Pharmacist and our visiting medical officers. Community hospitals provide a range of comprehensive healthcare services for patients over the age of 18 and in some sites also outpatient services

Our hospitals are nurse-led and focus on holistic rehabilitation and therapy for people who need extra help to get home, or who are nearing the end of their life.

It's a relaxed atmosphere, but it's never a breeze - you'll need to think on your feet and be confident in making independent clinical decisions on behalf of the patients in your care

Work base is flexible and if you would like any more details regarding this post please contact Bryony Donaldson mobile: working days Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Our bed management team provides clinical triage and bed allocation for our 9 community hospitals across Kent. This includes considering ward acuity, staffing, patient needs and goals to best inform bed allocation using the GIRFT principles.

The team have strong links and lines of communication with acute hospital trusts and other services within the locality. The team work closely with the wider MDT providing a holistic approach to patient care

Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from acute hospital, be terminally ill or have physical disabilities.

As a Band 6 Bed Manager you will work as part of a team to keep people safe and well in our community hospitals. You will use your clinical judgement to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that people who use our services have a good experience

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both