Overview
The Patient Flow and Discharge Lead plays a pivotal role in ensuring safe, effective, and timely movement of patients through the hospital system. This senior clinical leadership role optimises bed utilisation, reduces delays, and supports high‑quality discharge planning across multidisciplinary teams at St. James’s University Hospital.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate patient movement, ensuring safe and timely flows from admission to discharge.
* Lead daily patient flow coordination, overseeing bed management, escalation processes, and real‑time capacity monitoring.
* Drive safe and timely discharge planning, identifying early discharge needs and removing barriers to discharge with social care, community teams, and external partners.
* Provide senior clinical leadership to nursing teams, supporting complex discharge decisions, risk assessments, and clinical prioritisation.
* Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, working with medical teams, therapists, social workers, and community services to streamline patient journeys.
* Monitor performance and quality metrics, using data to identify delays, improve processes, and contribute to operational planning.
* Support escalation and site management, acting as a key contact during periods of high demand and contributing to site meetings and operational decision‑making.
* Champion patient‑centred care, ensuring patients and families are informed, involved, and supported throughout the discharge process.
Person Specification – Experience
* Significant post‑registration experience at Staff Nurse level or equivalent.
* Staff management experience.
* Change management experience.
Person Specification – Experience – Desirable
* Service development experience.
Person Specification – Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Level 1) or equivalent.
* Degree qualification.
Person Specification – Skills & Behaviours
* Influencing and negotiation skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication.
* Organisation and prioritising workload.
Person Specification – Skills & Behaviours – Desirable
* Conflict management skills.
* Team working.
* Problem solving.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please refer to the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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