This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of �2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

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 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

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

Job description

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, DPM , RRLP & Mental health Liaison and social care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community based, mental health team
• Leadership Skills

Knowledge

Essential

• 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

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Psycho-social Interventions
• Solution Focused Therapy

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• 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

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Highbury Hospital

Highbury Road

Bulwell Nottingham

NG6 9DR



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