Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit
a Deputy Bed Manager to work within the Mental Health Inpatient Pathway Team
with a particular interest in Older Adults.
We would welcome applications from Mental
Health Professionals with excellent negotiation, communication and
organisational skills. You will be assisting the patient flow between hospital
& community teams using our resources efficiently whilst meeting the needs of
the patients requiring our inpatient facilities.
The Pathway team, work across Adult &
Older Adult, Inpatient Wards & Rehabilitation Units across Herefordshire
& Worcestershire. The patient group for both counties is diverse and
encompasses a broad spectrum of needs and illnesses.
In the absence of the Bed Manager there will
be an expectation to step up and manage patient flow for all inpatient units.
Joining our trust provides the opportunity for
Flexible Working and development. This role would provide the opportunity to
develop your operational management skills.
Main duties of the job
Support to ensure effective use
of bed capacity, including assisting in the repatriation of Trust patients from
other areas and moving patient between different units. Liaising with Senior
Managers, Ward Managers, and urgent care services.
Communicate collaboratively,
sensitively, empathetically and diffuse situations of conflict when tensions
arise around clinical priorities for admissions.
Utilise clinical expertise to direct movement/placement of
patients where necessary for example, according to clinical
dependency/infection control requirements.
Contribute to the development of appropriate audits in relation to
bed capacity and flow and the development of new processes.
Support bed manager to deliver training/awareness of Capacity
Management initiatives to Gatekeeping teams (Crisis, Home treatment, Mental
health Liaison and AMHP`s and ward clinicians).
Assist in the management of transportation of patients between
units and externally to include where specialist transport is required.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act
as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards
of professionalism.
Function as an active member of the
multi-disciplinary team providing effective capacity management. Ensure high
standard of patient care, ensuring all patients individuality, dignity and
privacy are maintained at all times and that the philosophy of person-centred
care is upheld at all times.
Build and sustain effective relationships and communication
systems across the health economy and be expected to offer clinical advice on
any matters that are within their experience or clinical competence. Liaise
directly with consultant Psychiatrists Inpatients & Home Treatment along
with wider MH services to promote the effective and safe admission and
discharge of patients from the Hospital.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for
themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to
patients.
Assist in maintaining an accurate bed state,
including electronically disseminating as appropriate to On Call and senior
management. Participate in the regular timely reporting of capacity and
resource utilisation to senior management and circulate, on a regular basis,
the report for key clinical decision makers on resource utilisation.
Support teams in the allocation of beds for all
adult mental health admissions across the Trust, ensuring safe and appropriate
patient placement liaising with ward managers, clinical leads and home
treatment.
Work alongside patient flow team to support
capacity management within Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS
Trust. The aim is to balance the access demands of the wards and those of
urgent/non-urgent need for available beds. This will include outsourcing beds
for the Trust if demand exceeds capacity including specialist beds.
Be expected to utilise their clinical nursing
experience to support a safe patient admission by ensuring the appropriate bed
from available bed stock is sought depending on the patients presenting needs,
legal status, risk, complexity, gender, age and vulnerability.
Consult effectively with consultant
psychiatrists (RC), ward managers, care coordinators, clinical leads, AMHPs, Crisis
Teams, and Home Treatment staff to monitor and assess the appropriateness of
admission and the need for urgent beds to accommodate MHA sectioned patients.
Assist in the planning and coordination of
winter and other bed management initiatives for the Trust.
Work closely with Crisis teams and Senior Nurses
to ensure a seamless 24-hour bed management service.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act
as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards
of professionalism.
Function as an active member of the
multi-disciplinary team providing effective capacity management. Ensure high
standard of patient care, ensuring all patients individuality, dignity and
privacy are maintained at all times and that the philosophy of person-centred
care is upheld at all times.
Build and sustain effective relationships and communication
systems across the health economy and be expected to offer clinical advice on
any matters that are within their experience or clinical competence. Liaise
directly with consultant Psychiatrists Inpatients & Home Treatment along
with wider MH services to promote the effective and safe admission and
discharge of patients from the Hospital.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for
themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to
patients.
Assist in maintaining an accurate bed state,
including electronically disseminating as appropriate to On Call and senior
management. Participate in the regular timely reporting of capacity and
resource utilisation to senior management and circulate, on a regular basis,
the report for key clinical decision makers on resource utilisation.
Support teams in the allocation of beds for all
adult mental health admissions across the Trust, ensuring safe and appropriate
patient placement liaising with ward managers, clinical leads and home
treatment.
Work alongside patient flow team to support
capacity management within Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS
Trust. The aim is to balance the access demands of the wards and those of
urgent/non-urgent need for available beds. This will include outsourcing beds
for the Trust if demand exceeds capacity including specialist beds.
Be expected to utilise their clinical nursing
experience to support a safe patient admission by ensuring the appropriate bed
from available bed stock is sought depending on the patients presenting needs,
legal status, risk, complexity, gender, age and vulnerability.
Consult effectively with consultant
psychiatrists (RC), ward managers, care coordinators, clinical leads, AMHPs, Crisis
Teams, and Home Treatment staff to monitor and assess the appropriateness of
admission and the need for urgent beds to accommodate MHA sectioned patients.
Assist in the planning and coordination of
winter and other bed management initiatives for the Trust.
Work closely with Crisis teams and Senior Nurses
to ensure a seamless 24-hour bed management service.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- One-year post-registration experience with experience in inpatient care
Desirable
- Broad range of clinical experience
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- National trends in mental health care
- Clinical care of patients who experience mental health problems
- Current health issues, Supervision, team working
- Patient Group Directives
- Person centred care
- Clinical Governance
- Mental Health Act
- National and Trust policies and procedures and how to apply them
- Linking research to practice
- The role and function of the Crisis Resolution/Home treatment teams Mental Health Liaison, AMHP`s, and Community Mental Health teams
- Knowledge of other resources available locally that can provide more specialist help or advice if required
- In receipt of regular clinical supervision
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Able to provide clinical
- supervision to others
- Able to deal with a range of people in difficult and complex situations
- Able to prioritise problems and use clinical judgment to deal with them
- Able to use own initiative and make sound decisions
- Able to work autonomously
- Able to work as an effective
- team member
- Able to recognise own limits
- Able to adapt to changes/workloads
- Basic IT skills, including use of Carenotes, EMS and other reporting tools
- Able to maintain clear and
- legible documentation
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) or Registered Nurse (Mental) (RN(M))
- Registered with NMC
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of recent clinical update or training relevant to the post
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Up to date training in Safety intervention techniques, Intermediate Life Support and treatment of anaphylaxis, Risk management, Mental Health Act 1983, Manual Handling, Care Programme Approach, Basic First Aid
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verity my qualifications at point of offer.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- One-year post-registration experience with experience in inpatient care
Desirable
- Broad range of clinical experience
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- National trends in mental health care
- Clinical care of patients who experience mental health problems
- Current health issues, Supervision, team working
- Patient Group Directives
- Person centred care
- Clinical Governance
- Mental Health Act
- National and Trust policies and procedures and how to apply them
- Linking research to practice
- The role and function of the Crisis Resolution/Home treatment teams Mental Health Liaison, AMHP`s, and Community Mental Health teams
- Knowledge of other resources available locally that can provide more specialist help or advice if required
- In receipt of regular clinical supervision
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Able to provide clinical
- supervision to others
- Able to deal with a range of people in difficult and complex situations
- Able to prioritise problems and use clinical judgment to deal with them
- Able to use own initiative and make sound decisions
- Able to work autonomously
- Able to work as an effective
- team member
- Able to recognise own limits
- Able to adapt to changes/workloads
- Basic IT skills, including use of Carenotes, EMS and other reporting tools
- Able to maintain clear and
- legible documentation
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) or Registered Nurse (Mental) (RN(M))
- Registered with NMC
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of recent clinical update or training relevant to the post
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Up to date training in Safety intervention techniques, Intermediate Life Support and treatment of anaphylaxis, Risk management, Mental Health Act 1983, Manual Handling, Care Programme Approach, Basic First Aid
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verity my qualifications at point of offer.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
