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Medical Bed Capacity Manager - Peterborough | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2024 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE3 9GZ |
| Company: | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6119559/176-Med-6119559 |
Summary
We are seeking a committed, knowledgeable and resilient individual to join our team at Peterborough City Hospital. The role of Medical Bed Capacity Manager sits within the Division of Medicine. The role will be both challenging and exciting. Whilst we face daily capacity challenges, this is one of the roles/improvement projects we are undertaking to improve the daily capacity and flow into and out of the medical bed base.
Your ability and confidence to challenge and lead teams through daily site capacity challenges and act as an expert negotiator will be vital. You will be responsible for ensuring flow is maintained. You will be able to implement and develop a range of service development initiatives directly as well as working with and through ward teams, colleagues and peers to deliver Divisional wide flow improvements.
*** Please note we are only able to accept applications from those with a live NMC registration or UK nursing students awaiting their PIN as we are unable to support OSCE at this time***
You will be confident to challenge the status quo while building excellent working relationships that quickly enable you to become a trusted and credible colleague across all staff groups. You will be focused on outcomes and motivated by your drive to deliver the highest quality care while ensuring the best possible patient experience.
Reporting into the Deputy Divisional Operations Director/Divisional Nursing Director for the division and working closely with the Operational, site teams, ward colleagues and clinicians, you will ensure we provide an excellent experience for our patients and meet our regulatory and operational performance metrics.
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
• Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
• Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
• On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
You will have day to day responsibility for the Medicine bed base. You will support with improving flow into and out of the medical bed base by (including, but not limited to the below):-
• Identifying patients who are suitable to outlie to both escalation areas and across to the HH site.
• You will actively review the PDDs of patients, to ensure that these are accurate and up to date.
• You will attend whiteboards and provide a degree of challenge to these.
• Ensure timely and appropriate use of the discharge lounge.
• Support with moving patients from ED to the Medicine base wards, between the Medicine base wards and to the Discharge lounge.
• Liaison with the site team(s) to ensure timely next steps.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Jun 2024