Patient Flow Manager

The Patient Flow Manager plays an important role in the coordination of scheduling and bed management. The post holder will have a clinical background and will be required to co-ordinate and guide the implementation of the Hospital's admission and discharge policies in consultation and in collaboration with the care coordination team and senior hospital management. The post holder will have the authority to work directly with consultants, senior nurse management and hospital management and will be accountable for ensuring that the decision making process is effective and that remedial action where necessary is proposed to the senior hospital management. The post holder will advise on the optimal use and cost effective management of inpatient and day care resources for patients in accordance with the hospital business plan or service plan. Knowledge of insurance cover appropriate for admission/procedures in the hospital will be required. The post holder will have oversight of a
dispersed virtual caseload of service users awaiting hospital admission.

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Patient Flow Manager to our Bed Management Team. Investment is in place to develop this role to better support the demands for inpatient beds, improve flow, hold oversight of Out of Area Placements and to support our Band 4 bed coordinator.
You will be working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm at The Redwoods Centre in Shropshire , managing the flow of admissions to our Inpatient wards and subcontracted beds .

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
+ Supporting your career development and progression
+ Excellent NHS Pension scheme
+ Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
+ Options for flexible working
+ Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
+ Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
+ If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
+ Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
+ Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
+ Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
+ Free car parking at all trust sites
+ Free flu vaccinations every year
+ Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.