Bed Manager

NHS; Bulwell; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to join a growing team of bed managers working within the urgent care pathway at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust? Investment is in place to develop the bed management role to better support the demands for inpatient beds, providing Band 6 Clinical support and decision making to support Band 3 bed coordinators.

You will be working a 24/7 shift pattern based at Highbury Hospital in Nottingham, managing the flow of admissions to the Trust Adult Mental Health and subcontracted beds.

Main duties of the job

You will be managing all requests for inpatient beds, coordinating admissions, and supporting the clinical prioritization of requests for inpatient beds ensuring daily bed list is kept up to date.

You will be expected to present live, accurate information regarding bed capacity and demand to senior managers in the Bed Prioritisation meeting and Daily Demand Meeting.

The role demands good sound clinical knowledge and understanding of AMH services, particularly CRHT Teams and acute inpatient care.

In this role, you will need excellent communication skills and demonstrate that you can liaise with all professionals from a variety of disciplines.

Keeping accurate records is a key element of this role.

You will work with colleagues to accurately record data jointly working with the performance team in regular auditing of bed management forms to ensure correct data flow.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the Trust Values, they will in turn be supported via regular supervision and appraisal.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

This role requires an individual with relevant clinical experience and specialist knowledge in the management of risk.

You will be conversant with all policies relating to bed management/patient flow and be aware of monitoring systems that are in place and actions to be taken as necessary.

You will provide a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach of care, rapidly responding to people requiring admission to acute mental health care inpatient services in Nottinghamshire.

You will support the Team manager in service development which includes ensuring strong links with the inpatient wards, community teams, DPM, RRLP & Mental Health Liaison and social care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy, at Diploma or degree level
• Maintains registration with the NMC
• Evidence of learning and development post qualification

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience in adult mental health.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of working in acute mental health care.
• Competency in completing comprehensive mental health assessments and assessment of risk
• Understanding of responsibilities in relation to the mental health act, mental capacity act, CPA, and safeguarding
• Experience of working in a community based, mental health team
• Leadership Skills

Knowledge

• Competency in completing comprehensive mental health assessments
• Current knowledge and understanding of acute mental health needs and an ability to demonstrate clinical competence
• Able to clearly evidence knowledge of effective assessment risk and of risk management

Skills

• Commitment to engaging in and offering clinical supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse and present complex information to professional colleagues
• Caseload Management
• Commitment to organise and participate in Professional appraisal reviews
• Psycho-social Interventions
• Solution Focused Therapy

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Contractual Requirements

• A driving licence (with access to a vehicle for work) is required for this post
• 37.5 hours per week covering a 3 shift system

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata for part-time)