Bed Manager

The Role

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, and have responsibility for the day to day management and leadership of bed management services including supervision and development of junior staff. You will also provide clinical leadership related to effective bed management, including the delegation of key tasks and development of staff. The post holder will also support the effective placement of patients within the appropriate speciality. You will provide support and guidance to staff in relation to sign posting to specialist provision to assist in discharge planning processes. The post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and / or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the patient's journey through the hospital delivers the required care. The post holder will also contribute towards service developments and innovations within the service.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience, 2 of which were within the specialty
• Educated to/working towards/operating at degree level*
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of specialty including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• The post holder will possess excellent team working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management skills

The above duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not meant to be a conclusive list. The post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties. Any changes will be made in discussion with the post holder in the light of service needs.

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Contract type

Permanent

Full time & Part Time is available

Various hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Medicine within University Hospital Wishaw.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you're looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you

Please contact Leanne Fowler, Interim Senior Nurse Medicine, Medical Directorate on

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on Gemma (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire's Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.