Job Description

Overview

Post Title: Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Patient Flow ManagerPost Status: Specified Purpose Department: Patient FlowLocation: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9Reports to: Clinical Nurse Manager 3Salary: Appointment will be made on CNM 2 Payscale (€62,699 - €79,27 LSI) at apoint in line with Government pay policy.Hours of work: 37.5 Hours Per WeekClosing Date: 17/09/2026 - Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received. Applicants must be available to interview in person the week commencing September 21st.

Position Summary:The Patient Flow Managers role is to coordinate the overall patient flow process effectively, minimising delays and supporting discharge. He/she will work with all departments, maximising patient throughput and utilisation of available hospital beds and also ensuring all beds available to the hospital in other facilities (off site) are utilised in the most efficient and effective manner. The Patient flow manager will be responsible for the coordination of all patients discharge including complex discharges, using pathways such as the Long term care process.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks:

1. To support egress and flow of patients that are admitted in the emergency department directly to the ward.2. To maintain an accurate and timely knowledge of bed availability using the “Visual Hospital” lean methodology. To ensure real-time patient discharge is recorded and beds assigned for patient care in accordance with hospital policies.
2. To manage the split of urgent/emergency and scheduled care to effect the daily placement of unscheduled and scheduled admissions efficiently.
3. To work with appropriate members of Interdisciplinary teams inclusive but not exhaustive of medical, health & social care professionals along with nursing staff to ensure safe admission and discharge of all patients.
4. Proactive case management of all patients discharge in accordance with the complex discharge policy, including LTC process and HSS process management to ensure efficient flow throughout the hospital.
5. Liaise closely with community, medical teams, nursing & hospital management in relation to performance indicators such as core occupancy, delayed discharges, length of stay analysis.
6. To collaborate with management information systems in collating data on the frequency of peaks and troughs of bed usage etc. in order that the hospital management can be better informed and work towards more effective bed utilisation, planning of theatre lists and other services demands.
7. Perform such other duties appropriate to the office that may be required from time to time.

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time ensuring cross cover for other areas including operational patient flow and development of the Patient Flow team.

Qualifications

Selection Criteria:

Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory:1. To be registered with An Bord Altranais in General Division of the Register.

1. To have name maintained on Live Register with An Bord Altranais and submit evidence of same.
2. Have 5 years post registration experience, two of which must be recent experience in the acute hospital setting.
3. Patient Flow/ Bed Management experience in an Acute Level 4 Hospital
4. Be aware of Policies, Procedures and guidelines related to Patient Flow.
5. Possess working knowledge of computer systems, to include spread sheets and word processing.

Desirable:1. A management course is desirable.

Informal Enquiries ONLY to:

Name: Elaine BradleyTitle: ADON Patient FlowEmail address: elainebradley@beaumont.ieTelephone: 017977762

If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/ Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee’s re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/ Office/ Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.

Please be aware that Beaumont Hospital will never ask candidates to pay money at any stage of the recruitment process. Any requests for payment, bank details, or financial information in connection with a job application should be treated as fraudulent. If you receive such a request claiming to be from Beaumont Hospital, please do not respond and report to the recruitment department immediately.