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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· 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