Bed Manager

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's healthcare provider in Westminster is seeking a Bed Manager for their Operational Hub team. The ideal candidate will have experience in clinical bed management within a paediatric environment and be responsible for optimizing patient flow and capacity. The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with clinical teams. The hospital emphasizes diversity and inclusion in its workforce.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical bed management within a paediatric environment is essential.
• Ability to manage patient flow and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe placement of patients on elective and emergency pathways.
• Coordinate elective admissions to minimize cancellations.
• Manage stepdown of patients from intensive care into ward beds.

Skills

Clinical bed management

Collaboration with clinical teams

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

Are you a Nurse, Allied Health Professional, Operating Department Practitioner or do you have equivalent experience of clinical bed management within a tertiary paediatric environment?

If so, there is an exciting opportunity to join the Bed Management team based in our Operational Hub as a Bed Manager.

Reporting to the Lead Bed Manager you will be responsible for optimising capacity and patient flow across GOSH. This will support us in achieving our 'Above and Beyond' strategy to advance care for children and young people with complex health needs.

As part of the Operational Hub team you will work with the Lead Bed Manager and the wider operational and clinical team to ensure all children who need our services are located in the right place at the right time with the right staff to obtain the highest quality treatment and care.

The post holder will support the development of an open and engaging culture for patients and staff that encourages excellence in clinical practice, facilitates team working and multi professional care delivery. This will ensure that GOSH is able to treat as many children as possible as quickly as possible, achieving our aim to go 'above and beyond'.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring the safe placement of patients on elective and emergency pathways working in partnership with the clinical teams.
• Collaboratingwith service managers, admissions team and others to coordinate elective admissions to minimise the chanceof cancellations and maximise the use of available beds and resources.
• Gathering relevant clinical information from referring services to aid the safe patient placement, paying particular attention to the child\'s clinical needs, infection status, safeguarding concerns and any other pertinent factors.
• Alongside the Lead Bed Manager implement the trust escalation policy to facilitate effective patient flow during times of increased pressure.
• Chairing the situational awareness and other bed meetings to ascertain up-to-date demand and capacity requirements.
• Managing the safe stepdown of patients from intensive care into ward beds ensuring these patients are prioritised in line with the Trust policy.
• Ability to effectively communicate and build professional relationships different teams both clinical and non clinical to resolve any capacity issues.
• Managing information and data related to patient flow.

Commitment to inclusion and diversity

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we\'ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women\'s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.