Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to motivate others.
- Skills
Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety to stakeholders.
- Skills
Ability to work with all people to embed a culture and behaviours that align to the Trust’s vision, values and strategic ambitions
- Skills
Ability to analyse and present complex information to professional colleagues
- Skills
Effective organisational and time management skills
- Skills
Liaison, networking, negotiation and resolution skills
- Skills
Information technology skills
- Skills
Ability to work autonomously and meet competing demands and short deadlines
- Skills
Self- motivated with excellent personal management skills
- Knowledge
Competency in completing comprehensive mental health assessments
- Knowledge
Current knowledge and understanding of acute mental health needs and an ability to demonstrate clinical competence
- Knowledge
Able to clearly evidence knowledge of effective assessment risk and of risk management
- Experience
Relevant post registration experience in adult mental health and/or older persons mental health
- Experience
Up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based practice and the national agenda for mental health
- Experience
Managerial/clinical leadership skills including supervising others
- Experience
Sound knowledge of clinical risk assessment and formulation of risk management plans.
- Experience
Experience of providing professional leadership within clinical service and multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience
Experience of workload management.
- Experience
Understanding of responsibilities in relation to the mental health act, mental capacity act, CPA, and safeguarding
- Experience
Competency in meeting the expected performance and data quality targets for the role in a timely manner and an understanding of the importance of this
- Qualifications
Professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy, at Diploma or Degree level
- Values and Behaviours
Reliable and conscientious
- Values and Behaviours
Confidence in decision making
- Values and Behaviours
Motivated and enthusiastic
- Values and Behaviours
Caring approach to the role and the needs of the client
- Values and Behaviours
Patient and Calm in stressful situations
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Performance management
- Skills
Budget management
- Knowledge
Knowledge of data and electronic systems
- Experience
Experience of delegation of clinical tasks and management of team diary
- Experience
Facilitation of personal development planning in others.
- Experience
Experience of participation in quality improvement initiatives
- Experience
Experience of undertaking an audit process and reviewing records
- Qualifications
Evidence of post qualification study and personal development
- Qualifications
Management or leadership qualification
- Qualifications
Clinical risk management training
Job overview
Are you ready for a new and exciting stage in your career? Are you proud to make a difference and passionate about facilitating change in order to improve clinical services?
At RDaSH NHS Foundation Trust we are ‘Leading the Way with Care’ through continually improving the quality of care we provide, to deliver the best possible experience and outcomes for our patients and their families and carers. As part of this our Patient Flow service to provides 24/7 leadership cover to work closely with our services to support effective Patient Flow leadership on a day-to-day basis.
Main duties of the job
As a Patient Flow Duty Manager, you will be expected to provide clinical leadership to ensure the coordination of flow is effectively managed across the RDaSH bed base as well as to deliver out of hours first line managerial response for any operational issues across Adult Mental Health and Older Persons services. This will include:
- Working in conjunction with internal and external partners to proactively manage bed capacity in line with the Trust patient flow procedure and facilitating, enabling, and supporting inpatient services and community teams in their decision making to achieve optimal patient flow and utilisation of available resources across services
- Managing Trust demands and patient flow activity by utilising clinical decision making and engaging with teams to support safe patient flow, escalating lack of capacity and breaches as necessary
- Maintaining oversight to support the gatekeeping of prospective admissions, ensuring timely and appropriate placement of patients requiring admission by working in collaborative with other managers and other clinicians to facilitate and expediate complex discharge arrangements by proactive management and leadership
- Co-ordinating, leading and actively engaging in patient reviews, professional’s meetings and MDTs, demonstrating support and informed decision making which will be achieved through visible clinical leadership across the inpatient wards
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Patient Flow Duty Manager with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical service manager, Mental health nurse, Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment 12 months). The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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