Job overview Expression of Interest - Interim Clinical Manager - Flow Management Team
Are you passionate about shaping innovative mental health services and driving real change? We’re seeking an interim leader to spearhead our Flow Management Services within our Trust for 2 months.
As the interim clinical and operational lead, you’ll take full ownership of your teams’ performance and ensure every service user receives exceptional care rooted in clinical excellence and compassion.
This pivotal role offers you the chance to: Ensure there is a Trust wide overview of demand, capacity, and flow across general adult acute and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit beds and also that of any Out of Area beds.
Provide daily operational oversight of the use of the commissioned bed base and will escalate any requirements for use of out of area placements.
Be responsible for ensuring robust and consistent oversight of all commissioned out of area beds, working closely with providers and our Patient safety and Quality leads. The post holder will operationally manage the patient flow & bed management team whilst working jointly with respective senior managers and key stakeholders.
The post holder will look to identify variance and propose changes in order to achieve a consistency of approach; ensure optimum clinical performance, improve flow and reduce unnecessary demand for inpatient beds.
Closing Date: 11th December 2025
Shortlisting Date: 12th December 2025
Interview Date: 17th December 2025 (Subject to change) Main duties of the job The post holder will work alongside senior management, you will take full accountability for delivering exceptional Services, including: Oversee and gain assurance regarding all aspects of the quality and safety of care all BDCFT service users allocated to a contracted independent sector bed will receive.
Facilitate daily quality review meetings with external providers and ensure that timely repatriation of service users to local inpatient services or community care as required.
Ensure that there is up to date, visible and accessible information available always on occupancy levels, admissions, and discharges across the Partnership and that all digital solutions to patient flow are developed and utilised to support this.
Identify data requirements, define analysis requirements, design data gathering and desired outputs to ensure accessibility of comparable data with regard to inpatient activity, and ensure this data and intelligence flows to the Service
Identify trends across key data with regard to pathway challenges and work with services to identify and implement solutions.
Oversee any acute admission which has been made to an independent hospital ensuring that the service user outcome and experience is in line with commissioned expectations and to escalate any concerns to the Service Manager and Senior Leadership Team.
Make complex judgements regarding individual cases and be able to analyse and present strategically both the issues and solutions. This may result in analysing a range of options that are presented and determining the appropriate course of action.
Have an awareness of and escalate as appropriate, the issues of service delivery including shortfalls, service pressures and proposed remedial action related to capacity and flow and support clinical, operational, and corporate services in the identification, planning and implementation of service redesign and transformation opportunities to improve the quality of care.
Support the identification and sharing of best practice across inpatient wards to support service improvement.
Raise awareness of the changing need for acute in-patient beds, so that hospital beds are used more efficiently, resulting in a reduction in hospital admissions, lengths of stay.
Prepare reports as requested to show trends and analyse the demand and capacity for inpatient services across Airedale and Bradford.
Develop, maintain and promote in conjuncture with key stakeholders’ pathways that are sympathetic to Trauma informed care. Working for our organisation Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria A core mental health qualification eg Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology
Current registration/accreditation with professional governing body
Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable criteria Leadership qualification/training
Clinical supervision qualification Knowledge Essential criteria Detailed understanding of clinical governance, legislation, issues and initiatives within the NHS.
Working knowledge of clinical governance principles egg Data Protection – Information Governance and IG toolkit. Skills Essential criteria Ability to demonstrate advanced interpersonal and people management skills including: motivation, negotiation, influencing, decision making, leadership, staff development, conflict resolution, problem solving, initiating and managing change.
Ability to think strategically, independently and influence, challenge, and debate effectively
Ability to analyse complex issues, identify potential solutions and reach sound judgements and decisions. Experience Essential criteria Extensive management experience, including line management, an active role in the delivery of a significant programme of change / redesign and effectively redesigning clinical pathways
Significant experience of patient care in appropriate Mental Health setting. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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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