Clinical Flow Manager | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 October 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR5 6AW |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7491411/351-CS2775-LW |
Summary
Are you passionate about improving the experience of the people of Lancashire and South Cumbria who require an inpatient admission? If so, come and join our team within the Bed Management and Patient Flow Service at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking a highly skilled nurse, social worker or Occupational Therapist to join our Bed Management team in the role of Clinical Flow Manager.
The successful candidate will be based at Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit, and will be responsible for providing strong, visible day to day clinical leadership to the bed management team supporting on all bed management related issues.
This role will be achieved through close liaison with the flow leads and locality inpatient teams. To provide support to the bed management team in maintaining clinical capacity to accommodate admissions and escalate delays.
The post holder will be required to work long days including weekends and nights to support the Bed Management Team and on call managers with any flow related escalation out of hours. The post holder will work closely with the Out of hours Duty Matron to escalate any clinical concerns and work together to support the organisation.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025