Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Bed Bureau Coordinator. Bed Bureau
co-ordinates the bed management of Community Care Beds within Leeds.
Bed Bureau
ensures effective bed management by identifying the appropriate Community
Care/D2A Beds in Leeds for patients who no longer need to stay in hospital but
who cannot be supported safely in their own home.
The role of the Bed Bureau
Coordinator is to facilitate community bed referrals, liaising with the wider
multi-disciplinary team and community bed providers to process these referrals
in a timely manner to ensure effective patient flow.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate good interpersonal
and communication skills, together with the ability to work as part of a
multidisciplinary team.
Previous experience of working in a health/social care
setting would be advantageous.
Any successful candidate will be part of the Patient Flow service and its
ongoing development.
Main duties of the job
The
main duties the Bed Bureau Coordinator will be responsible for include:
Daily bed management of community care beds in Leeds.
Information gathering for reporting on the daily community bed activity for
the whole system.
Maintain accurate records on SystmOne bed management module.
Liaise with wards and community bed providers to ensure patient flow.
Support neighbourhood teams with preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
Review and process referrals for community beds in liaison with other
clinical colleagues.
Maintain accurate patient records on health IT systems.
Complete regular and accurate reports throughout the day in relation to
referral activity.
Work collaboratively with the Transfer of Care hub
About us
Working for Leeds community
Healthcare NHS Trust
Who are we?
Leeds Community
Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole
city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community
hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds
City Council.
We have a strong
culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on
delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC
evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding"
for caring.
Leeds
Community Healthcare NHS Trust encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated
as this remains the best lines of defence against Covid 19.
Perks of the job
Our benefits
range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. Here are some
of the most important ones:
- 27-33
days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Highly
regarded NHS Pension Scheme
- A
supportive, structured preceptorship programme for all registered new
starters
- Professional
development opportunities including coaching, training and education
support
- Salary
sacrifice or lease car schemes
- Health
and wellbeing including gym membership, occupational health service and
priority access to mental health services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service
Description:
Bed Bureau provides the bed management of 223 Community Care Beds (CCB) across
Leeds. Bed Bureau assists in the patient flow out of an acute hospital setting
into a community setting where patients recovery, recuperation and
rehabilitation can continue. This also includes patients being discharged for
assessments (D2A). They also work with community teams to try and prevent
patients from unnecessary hospital admissions. Bed Bureau provides daily
reports and manages a bed management system to enable accurate reporting of the
community bed usage.
Bed Bureau is part of a wider Patient Flow service based within the acute trust
in Leeds which include Community Discharge Assessment Team, Transfer of Care
Hub, Bed Bureau, and Therapy Supported Discharge.
Job Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Bed Bureau Coordinator. Bed
Bureau co-ordinates the bed management of Community Care Beds within Leeds. Bed
Bureau ensures effective bed management by identifying the appropriate Community
Care/D2A Beds in Leeds for patients who no longer need to stay in hospital but
who cannot be supported safely in their own home.
The role of the Bed Bureau
Coordinator is to facilitate community bed referrals, liaising with the wider
multi-disciplinary team and community bed providers to process these referrals
in a timely manner to ensure effective patient flow.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate good interpersonal
and communication skills, together with the ability to work as part of a
multidisciplinary team. Previous experience of working in a health/social care
setting would be advantageous.
Any
successful candidate will be part of the Patient Flow service and its ongoing
development.
Main duties of the role:
The main duties the Bed Bureau Coordinator will be responsible for include:
Daily bed management of community care beds in Leeds.
Information gathering for reporting on the daily community bed activity for
the whole system.
Maintain accurate records on SystmOne bed management module
Liaise with wards and community bed providers to ensure patient flow.
Support neighbourhood teams with preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
Review and process referrals for community beds in liaison with other
clinical colleagues.
Maintain accurate patient records on health IT systems.
Complete regular and accurate reports throughout the day in relation to
referral activity.
Work collaboratively with the Transfer of Care hub.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service
Description:
Bed Bureau provides the bed management of 223 Community Care Beds (CCB) across
Leeds. Bed Bureau assists in the patient flow out of an acute hospital setting
into a community setting where patients recovery, recuperation and
rehabilitation can continue. This also includes patients being discharged for
assessments (D2A). They also work with community teams to try and prevent
patients from unnecessary hospital admissions. Bed Bureau provides daily
reports and manages a bed management system to enable accurate reporting of the
community bed usage.
Bed Bureau is part of a wider Patient Flow service based within the acute trust
in Leeds which include Community Discharge Assessment Team, Transfer of Care
Hub, Bed Bureau, and Therapy Supported Discharge.
Job Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Bed Bureau Coordinator. Bed
Bureau co-ordinates the bed management of Community Care Beds within Leeds. Bed
Bureau ensures effective bed management by identifying the appropriate Community
Care/D2A Beds in Leeds for patients who no longer need to stay in hospital but
who cannot be supported safely in their own home.
The role of the Bed Bureau
Coordinator is to facilitate community bed referrals, liaising with the wider
multi-disciplinary team and community bed providers to process these referrals
in a timely manner to ensure effective patient flow.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate good interpersonal
and communication skills, together with the ability to work as part of a
multidisciplinary team. Previous experience of working in a health/social care
setting would be advantageous.
Any
successful candidate will be part of the Patient Flow service and its ongoing
development.
Main duties of the role:
The main duties the Bed Bureau Coordinator will be responsible for include:
Daily bed management of community care beds in Leeds.
Information gathering for reporting on the daily community bed activity for
the whole system.
Maintain accurate records on SystmOne bed management module
Liaise with wards and community bed providers to ensure patient flow.
Support neighbourhood teams with preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
Review and process referrals for community beds in liaison with other
clinical colleagues.
Maintain accurate patient records on health IT systems.
Complete regular and accurate reports throughout the day in relation to
referral activity.
Work collaboratively with the Transfer of Care hub.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in health or social care settings without direct supervision
- Experience of relevant clinical area e.g. older people
- Experience of organising and prioritising own workload
- Experience of working as part of a team, co-operating to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate appreciating the value of diversity in the workplace.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of responsibilities related to patient information and record keeping including updating records managing patient information
- Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating factual information to multi-disciplinary professionals and care providers
- Competent IT skills e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook email etc
- Planning, organisational and, if appropriate, delegation skills in order to manage own workload and multi-task
- Able to work under pressure, dealing with peaks in workload.
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of Patient Flow and the role Bed Bureau plays within the discharge process
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be willing to participate in any relevant training/qualification identified to develop skills required to carry out duties e.g. Foundation degree, Higher National Diploma
- Care qualification to NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
- GCSE English grade 9 to 4 or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Evidence of previous learning related to clinical area to diploma level
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in health or social care settings without direct supervision
- Experience of relevant clinical area e.g. older people
- Experience of organising and prioritising own workload
- Experience of working as part of a team, co-operating to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate appreciating the value of diversity in the workplace.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of responsibilities related to patient information and record keeping including updating records managing patient information
- Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating factual information to multi-disciplinary professionals and care providers
- Competent IT skills e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook email etc
- Planning, organisational and, if appropriate, delegation skills in order to manage own workload and multi-task
- Able to work under pressure, dealing with peaks in workload.
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of Patient Flow and the role Bed Bureau plays within the discharge process
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be willing to participate in any relevant training/qualification identified to develop skills required to carry out duties e.g. Foundation degree, Higher National Diploma
- Care qualification to NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
- GCSE English grade 9 to 4 or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Evidence of previous learning related to clinical area to diploma level
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.
