Bed Manager

Job summary

The Bed Manager has operational responsibility for co-ordinating emergency and elective admissions across the Medical, Surgical and Cancer Divisions, playing a key role in management of capacity across the Trust.

The aim is to ensure that patients are assessed and treated in the best place with the best possible experience, and if decisions are made that patients need admission that this is done in an efficient and timely manner to ensure the best possible patient pathway.

The Bed Manager will be expected to work with, and co-ordinate plans with Operational management team, Divisional Managers, and ward teams.

At times of pressure, conflict will arise between emergency and elective admissions when insufficient beds are available. In such circumstances, the bed manager, in partnership with the Divisional management team, will be responsible for developing and implementing a clear plan to manage conflicting demands and minimise patient risk.

Main duties of the job

This role will involve ensuring the best possible patient flow through the pathway. Ensuring that patients are in an appropriate environment to receive care by providing timely and accurate information regarding bed availability, ensuring this information is made regularly available to the assessment areas, wards, and the operations team.

Th post holder will be responsible for minimising delay to admission for patients in medical, surgical and cancer services. Working with the multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely admission into the appropriate environment. Influencing ward sisters and other staff to maintain an accurate bed state 24/7 and expected dates of discharge for all patients. Escalating delays to the Operations Team and Divisional Management Teams when these cannot be resolved at ward level and monitor the level of planned discharges and identify variations to expected date of discharge or transfer, supporting the ward teams to facilitate appropriate patient moves.

Closing date of applications: 26 August 2024Interview date: 6 September 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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