Overview
Bed Manager – Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 20 October 2025
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to join the Community Hospital Inpatient Bed Management team based at Hawkhurst Community Hospital. Community hospitals provide a range of comprehensive healthcare services for patients over the age of 18, but 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 are responsible for triaging patients and allocating them to the most appropriate bed and location. Whilst there is no direct patient care it's important that you understand the role of a Ward Band 6 and the responsibilities they have when they care for our patients.
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Main duties of the job
* Address challenges related to bed availability, patient flow, and resource allocation
* Oversee and optimize 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
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we have a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We seek 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 welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We ask for information about protected characteristics on our application forms. This information isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to apply the scheme principles.
The data we collect helps ensure we attract diversity in our applicants, ensure equitable access to career opportunities and support us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work. We are a flexible working organisation and support flexible arrangements where possible.
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