Bed Manager | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

We are currently recruiting Band 6 Bed Managers for our Acute Care Coordination Centre (ACCC). The post is based at Springfield Hospital.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated nurse or equivalent clinician to be part of a Team that is at the heart of the Acute and Urgent Care Service Line in managing bed capacity and demand.As well as keeping the flow of patients moving through our acute wards, you will also have a key role in managing any operational issues out of hours that might affect the three hospital sites and can impact the safe and efficient functioning of the service.This is a full-time post and an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 clinician who is seeking a different challenge.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we expand and move to a fully computerised system that will in the future allow us to predict and prepare for future demand. The successful candidates will be actively involved in service development and improvement.

This opportunity will provide you with an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in management, leadership, problem-solving as well as decision-making and interagency working.

SWLSTG In-patient MDTs (Consultants and Ward staff and pharmacists) and other inpatient bed providers

Discharge Coordinators

SWLSTG community clinical teams and Care Coordinators, Home Treatment, Psychiatric Liaison, CMHT/RST, Early Intervention, Older adults and Specialist Services Complex needs/ rehab service/forensic, Acute Trusts Site Managers, CSU Surge colleagues, Other NHS Trusts,

AMHPs, Coral Crisis Hub, Police, Liaison and Diversion Practitioners

Service Users, Carers and friends and family

Heads of Nursing & Quality, Heads of Service Delivery Matrons and Clinical Service Leads

Through the Daily Staffing Meeting, Pathway Meeting, Sit Rep Meeting, Oncall Breach update meeting

Primary Care clinicians

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

About our location

This post will be based at Springfield Hospital

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

Bed Co-Ordinators to work in conjunction with internal and external partners in supporting proactive coordination of bed capacity, in line with the Clinical Prioritisation Framework and escalating lack of capacity and breaches to support timely access to care.

To provide accurate information for the daily discharge, pathway, and other relevant capacity and breach meetings

To update the Bed Waiting List in order to accurately reflect referrals for assessment, referrals for bed, sources, location, breach times and other, relevant data to support prioritisation.

To follow the London Compact for Mental Health Guidance.

This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026