Bed Manager - Band 6
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you a mental health nurse or allied health professional looking for an opportunity to interact with numerous professionals in a job that gives you an overview of clinical systems and demand?
If so this Job could be for you!!!
The role of Bed manager is available for two motivated and adaptable band 6 clinicians to help manage the bed flow through the mental health and learning disability services.
The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of mental health services across the county and knowledge of the current pressures both locally and nationally.
If you are lucky enough to be one of the successful candidates for the GHC bed manger position you could be surprised by the opportunities this role may bring to you. In the role you will be encouraged to build working relationships with professionals across the trust with a focus on hospital flow.
The role allows you to gather an operational perspective of the service and its challenges with opportunities to demonstrate your clinical skills and problem solving capabilities.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will display the ability to communicate with a variety of professionals in order to aid patient discharges. The post holder must have the ability to multi-task, prioritise and problem solve in a calm, focused manner. Given the nature of the environment the post holder may be required to adapt their day accordingly at short notice, which could then impact on scheduled arrangements.
The post holder must be available to work weekends to support the clinical on call manager with the allocation of beds out of ordinary working hours.
Flexible working is both supported and encouraged and at times necessary to meet patient needs.
About us
This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.
A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.
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Date posted
17 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
327-23-115-A
Job locations
Wotton lawn Hosptial
Horton Road
Gloucester
GL1 3WL
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wotton lawn Hosptial
Horton Road
Gloucester
GL1 3WL
Employer's website
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