Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Operations
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 271-CO-7407746
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 per annum, inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bed Manager
Band 7
Job overview
Are you a Nurse, Allied Health Professional, Operating Department Practitioner or do you have equivalent experience of clinical bed management within a tertiary paediatric environment?
If so, there is an exciting opportunity to join the Bed Management team based in our Operational Hub as a Bed Manager.
Reporting to the Lead Bed Manager you will be responsible for optimising capacity and patient flow across GOSH. This will support us in achieving our 'Above and Beyond' strategy to advance care for children and young people with complex health needs.
As part of the Operational Hub team you will work with the Lead Bed Manager and the wider operational and clinical team to ensure all children who need our services are located in the right place at the right time with the right staff to obtain the highest quality treatment and care.
The post holder will support the development of an open and engaging culture for patients and staff that encourages excellence in clinical practice, facilitates team working and multi professional care delivery. This will ensure that GOSH is able to treat as many children as possible as quickly as possible, achieving our aim to go 'above and beyond'.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring the safe placement of patients on elective and emergency pathways working in partnership with the clinical teams.
Collaborating with service managers, admissions team and others to coordinate elective admissions to minimise the chance of cancellations and maximise the use of available beds and resources.
Gathering relevant clinical information from referring services to aid the safe patient placement, paying particular attention to the child's clinical needs, infection status, safeguarding concerns and any other pertinent factors.
Alongside the Lead Bed Manager implement the trust escalation policy to facilitate effective patient flow during times of increased pressure.
Chairing the situational awareness and other bed meetings to ascertain up-to-date demand and capacity requirements.
Managing the safe stepdown of patients from intensive care into ward beds ensuring these patients are prioritised in line with the Trust policy.
Ability to effectively communicate and build professional relationships different teams both clinical and non clinical to resolve any capacity issues.
Managing information and data related to patient flow.
Managing internal and external enquiries regarding patient location.
Working for our organisation
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential criteria
- Our Always values
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives2
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered health care professional (Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional, Operating Department Practitioner, or registered health care professional) or experience of working within a healthcare administrative, customer or patient focused role
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Completion of a management or leadership programme or willingness to undertake
- Relevant Degree
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in a relevant children’s in-patient environment
- Knowledge of Referral to Treat and other operational targets within the NHS
- Significant experience of working within and across operational and clinical teams
- Experience of clinical audit, benchmarking and clinical improvements
- Experience of handling complaints and dealing with children, families and healthcare professionals who are ‘under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Experience of participating in major incidents and other time critical situations
- Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
- Experience of Clinical Bed Management or ward leadership in a paediatric setting
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to problem solve and manage complex situations
- Ability to think rationally and laterally during emergency and pressured situations
- Able to communicate complex data in a meaningful way, both verbally and in writing
- Good team player, able to work within and across different teams
- Ability to contribute to the development and implementation of the Trust strategic vision
- Able to manage data with accuracy and precision
- Ability to build positive professional relationships at speed
- Evidence of personal insight and sound judgement
- Professional credibility
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Twynam
- Job title
- Lead Bed Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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