Job summary
The North West London (NWL) Children and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS) Provider Collaborative (PC) is a formal partnership between West London NHS Trust (Lead Provider) and Central North and West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL). We are looking to recruit to an initial a Clinical Bed Flow Manager to manage and link with the Patient Flow Service. The scope of the role will initially cover CAMHS T4 inpatient beds, but may also be expanded in the future to include additional clinical specialisms.
The Clinical Bed Flow Manager will be responsible for the oversight of all North West London inpatient beds and to ensure the safe admissions for CAMH's patients and will take the lead in ensuring that analysis on bed usage, patient flow and demand and capacity for admissions is understood, that data is collated and that trends are mapped and communicated to provider collaborative partners with responsibility for these areas.
Main duties of the job
You will provide management and clinical support and supervision to the Patient Flow Team with a particularly focus on ensuring that you develop excellent communication skills with all inpatient wards, Team Leaders, clinicians and Medical staff where the NWLPC have young people placed. This includes within beds inside and outside the system.
You will be accountable for their decision making and take responsibility for ensuring admissions are made to an appropriate environment with the safety of the patient, carer and staff member as paramount.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse or other registered health or social care professional.
Desirable
- Leadership & Management Qualification
- CIPD Certificate in Training Practice or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- An appropriate level of post qualified experience to post graduate level.
- Experience of Crisis and Risk Management
- Experience of promotion of the Recovery Model.
- Experience of providing professional leadership within clinical services
- MDT working.
- Clinical supervision and application.
- Adherence to Health and Safety policies.
- Caseload/workload Management.
- Provision of clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of variety of clinical Areas.
- Experience of Positive Risk Taking and WRAP.
- Knowledge of data systems and IT
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
Essential
- Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Leadership & Delegation skill
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to adapt to adapt working to changing programme need
- Flexibility and accountability.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude;
- Regular requirement to concentrate and to work under constant pressure, high frequency of phone calls and the need to manage capacity and Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills;
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
Desirable
- Ability to ensure robust governance processes are agreed and in place
- Ability to produce structured work, and deliverables,
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse or other registered health or social care professional.
Desirable
- Leadership & Management Qualification
- CIPD Certificate in Training Practice or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- An appropriate level of post qualified experience to post graduate level.
- Experience of Crisis and Risk Management
- Experience of promotion of the Recovery Model.
- Experience of providing professional leadership within clinical services
- MDT working.
- Clinical supervision and application.
- Adherence to Health and Safety policies.
- Caseload/workload Management.
- Provision of clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of variety of clinical Areas.
- Experience of Positive Risk Taking and WRAP.
- Knowledge of data systems and IT
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
Essential
- Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Leadership & Delegation skill
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to adapt to adapt working to changing programme need
- Flexibility and accountability.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude;
- Regular requirement to concentrate and to work under constant pressure, high frequency of phone calls and the need to manage capacity and Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills;
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
Desirable
- Ability to ensure robust governance processes are agreed and in place
- Ability to produce structured work, and deliverables,
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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 visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
