An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bed Manager to join our Team on a Fixed Term Basis
The bed manager role is a key role in the provision of safe patient flow across the Trust, ensuring patients receive the care they require in the most appropriate place. The bed manager will be part of the Operational site management team working 24/7 providing clinical expertise, managerial, leadership and coordination for the Trust across the Whiston, St Helens and Newton site.
The Operational Management Team is a key function in the provision of 5-star patient care across the Trust.
The bed manager role is an important member of this team ensuring the effective utilisation of inpatient and day-case beds on a 24/7 basis whilst maintaining clinical quality and safety.
They will assist in the coordination of elective and non-elective admissions across the 24 hour period, along with maintaining the various patient flow internal and external systems for monitoring and escalation.
The postholder will provide nursing support, operational and clinical advice to all areas within the Trust.
To develop the necessary skills and experience in patient flow and provide leadership.
Act as deputy for the Operational Site Manager.
To work according to NMC code of professional conduct and professional guidelines.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

KEY DUTIES

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.
To ensure prioritisation of emergency admissions via the Emergency Department to maintain the national standards and in line with national targets.
To work with the band 7 Operational Site Managers supporting 24/7 clinical site management and deputise in their absence.
To act as a clinical expert for nursing issues.
Take appropriate action to address any issues or risk
To provide clear focus for clinical leadership and to provide clinical and professional advice and guidance to staff as required.
To promote and facilitate the implementation of the Trust Core Values and objectives.
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.
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.
To provide accurate and timely information relating to patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, maintaining awareness of overall ‘escalation profile’ of the Trust.
Be responsible for ensuring good utilisation of Discharge lounge on a daily basis.
Act as a point of contact for barriers to effective patient flow i.e. gender/ bed availability incompatibility, IPCC issues.
To communicate with wards to share information regarding bed availability and patient flow.
All other duties that are considered appropriate to the post.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

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

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

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
Maintain statistical data for the role.

LINE MANAGEMENT/ SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

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