Job title:Clinical Bed Manager
Location: Berkshire
Salary: £60,000- £65,000 per annum
Shift Patterns:40 hours Per Week, Full Time, Permanent
Mentus Recruitment are proudly working with an independent healthcare provider to recruit for a Clinical Bed Manager in Maidenhead, Berkshire. This role is based in a psychiatric hospital which supports adult service users with acute and complex mental health needs.
Information about the Role:
Working collaboratively with the senior management team the Clinical Bed Manager will be accountable for the decision-making responsibility and to ensure admissions and discharges are made appropriately whilst managing bed flow. The successful candidate will share a commitment to the philosophy and objectives of the establishment. Maintain professional standards in health and facilitate the operation of a services day to day functions.
- To continually monitor and co-ordinate capacity and flow throughout the hospital.
- To make regular visits to the wards to maintain an accurate bed state, monitoring actual and potential discharges in conjunction with nursing staff in each clinical area/department
- To collect and collate data for Operational Site reports
- To report capacity and flow information to site meetings to enable planning and management for the utilisation of in-patient beds
- To ensure Bed Management clinical systems are kept updated and accurate.
- Work independently to audit current process and suggest ways to implement new strategies to improve patient flow.
- Use operational and or clinical knowledge, to risk assess appropriate patients for transfer to outlying and escalation areas as require
- Liaise with external service providers regarding referrals. Grow and maintain relationships with external agencies.
About the service:
The Hospital offers a flexible environment designed to support each patients progress along their rehab pathway. The Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital in Berkshire providing a holistic service for women between 18-65 with complex mental health needs that include: personality disorder; serious and enduring mental illness; co-morbidity; and a history of complex trauma.
Applicants must:
- Have a valid NMC PIN
- Experience working in a mental health environment
- An excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector (essential), together with an understanding of mental health issues and a passion for improving clinical quality and patient care.
- Experience within similar services.
- Extensive understanding of the Care Quality Commission standards of bed management and operational expectations.
- Previous experience as a Senior Registered Nurse or Clinical Lead Nurse role with experience in a similar environment.
- Have full right to work in the UK
- Competitive salary of £60,000-£65,000
- Generous Annual leave entitlement
- Company pension scheme
- Support with career development
- Working with a specialist mental health team of psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, nurses and support workers
- Immediate Start available
- Flexible benefits, including access to schemes such as gym memberships, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan and shopping discounts
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