Bed Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

1. To ensure the coordination of admissions, transfers, and discharges for all patients across the acute Site are undertaken recognising the clinical requirements of all individuals.
2. To ensure prioritisation of emergency admissions via the Emergency Department to maintain the national standards and in line with national targets.
3. To work with the band 7 Operational Site Managers supporting 24/7 clinical site management and deputise in their absence.
4. To act as a clinical expert for nursing issues.
5. Take appropriate action to address any issues or risk
6. To provide clear focus for clinical leadership and to provide clinical and professional advice and guidance to staff as required.
7. To promote and facilitate the implementation of the Trust Core Values and objectives.
8. To ensure data collection to support accurate reporting, for audit trails thereby ensuring effective utilisation of resources and relevant data quality standards in line with service and Organisational standards.
9. To ensure early escalation of any issues that would impede flow, affect quality, patient safety or cause increased length of stay/ delay of safe discharge and to support the response to issues as required.
10. To provide accurate and timely information relating to patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, maintaining awareness of overall escalation profile of the Trust.
11. Be responsible for ensuring good utilisation of Discharge lounge on a daily basis.
12. Act as a point of contact for barriers to effective patient flow i.e. gender/ bed availability incompatibility, IPCC issues.
13. To communicate with wards to share information regarding bed availability and patient flow.
14. All other duties that are considered appropriate to the post.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Maintain Professional registration
2. Adhere to the NMC Code of Practice and the Scope of Professional Practice
3. To attend relevant meetings
4. To act as a positive role model to all grades of staff within the Trust
5. Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, visitors and staff as required.
6. To work autonomously and manage own workload on a daily basis
7. To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
8. To keep abreast with professional developments
9. Keep up to date with all relevant changes in policies and procedures and present a strong corporate image
10. To ensure the confidentiality of all patient information in line with Data Protection/ Caldecott legislation.
11. To ensure the privacy and dignity of all patients is paramount and not compromised.
12. Be fully conversant with the Major Incident Policy and be prepared to support its activation as required per policy.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensure all relevant records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is completed in line with Trust policies and with the NMC Record Keeping guidance
2. Maintain statistical data for the role.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES

1. Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
2. Support the preceptorship training programme relating to patient flow processes.
3. To act as a role model and expert practitioner, providing support and guidance to nursing staff.
4. To participate in an annual performance review to identify the post-holders personal development needs
5. To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
6. To personally ensure fulfilment of the requirements for professional updating and to maintain a personal record for future registration purposes.

LINE MANAGEMENT/ SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Responsibility for designated staff within the team including appraisals, HR management etc.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

1. Recognising the need for appropriate management of skill mix and utilisation of bank and agency staff when allocating shifts and within own team.

RESEARCH & AUDIT

1. Contribute to the undertaking of audits required both internally and to support external processes relating to patient flow and national targets and standards.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration (RGN)
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification/Training, or equivalent
• Immediate Life Support/Advanced Life Support

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Substantial post registration experience within an acute setting
• Substantial experience relating to patient flow pressures
• Knowledge of the skills required to undertake the role
• Knowledge of current professional and clinical issues
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Knowledge of IPC Practices
• Evidence of quality improvement in patient care

Desirable

• Experience of clinical teaching
• Facilitated staff professional development

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to work autonomously and as a multi-disciplinary team
• Leadership skills
• Good IT skills

Other

Essential

• Flexible approach to working pattern
• Ability to work a range of day and night shifts to support the team rotation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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