Bed Manager

An exciting opportunity has been created within a developing and expanding Patient Flow Team for a Bed Manager (Band 6 RN) who has an interest in the flow of patients within a busy acute NHS Trust. You will need to have an understanding of the A&E government targets and current issues that can affect the timely flow of patients through the hospital. The post holder will assist in the efficient and effective management of bed resources within the Trust. The provision of an effective service encompassing all Directorates is essential to successful patient flow across the Trust. Good communication and organisational skills are essential to this role., The main objective of the role is to facilitate placement of emergency and urgent admission requests, whilst recognising the importance of elective work. The role will also require organisation of all internal transfers and repatriations to and from other Trusts., · To maintain the balance of demands for emergency / urgent admission to hospital bed with the planned programme of elective work.
· To facilitate admissions of both emergency and elective activity.
· To maintain an accurate knowledge of bed availability, liaising with relevant staff, receiving doctors and other hospitals as circumstances dictate.
· To monitor and take action accordingly to prevent breach of the 4 hour target
· To liaise with outside agencies eg NWAS regarding capacity.
· To work within bed management policies, liaising with senior management when appropriate. It is accepted that in extreme circumstances, bed management policies, liaising with senior management will exercise judgement on each occasion as to the most appropriate course of action.
· Identify, collect and evaluate information to support clinical decisions making, ensure accurate recording of cancelled operations.
· To assist with data collection, analysis and reporting.
· To work flexibly across site as the situation demands.
· To take responsibility for individual projects within the department.
· The post holder must be conversant with all policies relating to the bed management department. In particular, the East Lancashire Trust Emergency Admissions Policy and the Emergency Clinical Quality standards, ensuring monitoring systems are in place and action taken as necessary.
· The post holder will have sound managerial and interpersonal skills, demonstrating effective and efficient utilization of Trust bed stock
· Must develop strong interpersonal skills with all levels of staff within the Trust exercising and demonstrating advanced level of reasoning knowledge and skill in the placing of patients.
· The post holder will be able to act effectively in situations of severe bed pressures/crisis. Such situations could include fire and Major Incidents.
· Contribute to all role related targets for achievement identified within the Trust Business Plan
· Be responsible for the identification of own continuing educational needs and professional development such as NMC, The Code, standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives, May 2008.
· Ensure that trust policies are adhered to in relation to bed management.
· Ensure risk management criteria are satisfied and adhered to in terms of accountability and competency.
· Ensure that all documentations relating to the placement of patients is clear concise, legible, in accordance with the NMC, Record Keeping July 2007.
· Comply with requests for data collection, data input and take part in subsequent audits as directed by the Matron.
· Maintain your own safe standard of practice, at all times reporting concerns to the Clinical Site Management Team.
· Ensure awareness of the Major Incident Policy and understand the bed manager's role within it.
· Demonstrate the mandatory competencies of the Trust attending all required mandatory updates.
· Liaise with all wards and departments to promote optimum bed usage
· Ensure the 4 hour target protocol (or equivalent) is adhered to, monitored and actioned as appropriate
· Participate in clinical audits as necessary
· Effectively collect and collate information to support clinical decision making
· Demonstrate effective leadership at all times
· Demonstrate best practice approach acting as a role model, have awareness and understanding of clinical concerns expressed by clinical staff.
· Utilise Trust's Policies, Procedures and Guidelines actively contributing to their development
· Demonstrate efficient use and utilisation of resources, taking any recommendations to the Clinical Site Management Team.
· Undertake where appropriate the agreed performance review processes
· Demonstrate knowledge of effective multi-disciplinary teamwork and the role of individual team members.
· Demonstrate knowledge in dealing with complaints
· Maintain appropriate records, adhering to Nursing and Midwifery Council and Trust guidelines on record keeping.
· To be responsible in the absence of the Clinical Site Management Team for managing risk in accordance with the Trust Risk policies and arrangements.
Deliver SAFE, PERSONAL and EFFECTIVE care as part of a partnership between managerial and clinical staff. All aspects of the role will be conducted within a multi-disciplinary team philosophy
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
+ Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
+ This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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+ Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., Working for our organisation
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
If you are passionate like we are about providing the best care to our patients, this opportunity offers the right individual to showcase and grow their leadership and clinical skills.
Our service is one where your passion, drive and motivation will genuinely make a real difference to the Whole Trust. We face challenges every day within our team, we do this together and this rewarding role is something that will motivate and inspire you every single day., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.