Bed Lead/Improvement Manager for Division of Medicine
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Medicine Bed Lead at Wythenshawe Hospital, supporting patient flow within the Medicine Care Division. The post holder will manage bed resources efficiently, facilitate admission requests using digital systems, and coordinate internal transfers and repatriations. Excellent communication skills are essential for working with various departments and contributing to patient management. The role requires knowledge of bed management policies, digital monitoring systems, and national NHS targets related to patient flow.
Key responsibilities
- Facilitate placement admission requests using digital systems to manage flow and capacity.
- Conduct progress reviews of medical outlier patients.
- Organise internal transfers and repatriation to and from other Trusts.
- Coordinate with various departments using excellent communication skills.
- Demonstrate clinical excellence in contributing to patient management.
- Develop strong working relationships with various teams.
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse, Diploma (or working towards)
- Evidence of post qualification specialist study
- Assessor / mentor
- Relevant experience at band 5
- Leading a team and working autonomously
- Evidence of motivation
Desirable criteria
- Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of Continuing professional education
- Experience of working within other areas of nursing
- Understanding of implications of National Targets, in particular 4 hour Emergency Department target and relevance to Bed Management
- Understanding of issues around patient flow
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 2d
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Job summary
Band 6 Medicine Bed Lead -[contact details removed] opportunity has arisen within the Medicine Care Division at Wythenshawe Hospital for a Bed Lead to support patient flow for the division. The post holder will assist in the efficient and effective management of bed resources. The provision of an effective service encompassing all Directorates and is essential to successful patient flow across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
As the primary Bed Lead, the main objective is to facilitate placement admission requests, using the digital systems to manage flow and capacity building for all ward areas.The role will also involve a progress review of medical outlier patients, the organisation of internal transfers and repatriation to and from other Trusts.The post holder must have excellent communication skills as coordination with a number of different departments is an essential part of the role. The post holder must demonstrate clinical excellence in contributing to the management of patients and develop strong working relationships with various teams. The post holder will be conversant with all policies relating to bed management / patient flow, use of digital monitoring systems that are in place and actions to be taken as necessary. The successful candidate must have a working knowledge of the objectives of the Trust and be conversant with national NHS targets
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