Site Manager | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be a member of the patient flow team, responsible for managing emergency and elective patient flow into and out of the Trusts bed complement. The patient flow team has a combination of clinical and non-clinical staff and has 24‑hour responsibility for placing the right patients in the right place at the right time, whilst maintaining patient safety and national performance standards for emergency and elective care and single‑sex accommodation compliance.

The post holder will be required to cover weekday shifts but may also be required to cover shifts over the 24‑hour period on a rotational basis.

Responsibilities

• Build effective working relationships with wards and the Emergency Department to support consistent bed utilisation, patient experience and performance standards.
• Coordinate safe, timely discharges with ward teams, matrons, medical staff and the Discharge Command Centre, including communicating sensitive and complex patient information.
• Plan and allocate beds for emergency and elective admissions across the Trust to ensure appropriate placement within national timeframes and single‑sex accommodation requirements.
• Balance capacity and demand across divisions, prioritising admissions, transfers and escalation actions to maintain patient flow and support elective activity.
• Maintain accurate bed and patient flow information using Trust IT systems (e.g., CPD), producing situation reports and providing timely operational updates to senior managers and teams.
• Liaise with ED, assessment areas, wards, transport, infection prevention and critical care to resolve capacity pressures, manage outliers and contribute to delivery of ED waiting time targets.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co‑developed with staff: we are kind, we are open, and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer: we are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Thursday 30 Apr 2026.

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