Bed Manager

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 Greater Manchester 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. 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 HoN.
 Maintain your own safe standard of practice, at all times reporting concerns to the 
Head of Nursing.
 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 protocol for receiving GP calls is adhered to and agreed standards 
are met.
 Ensure the 4 hour target protocol is adhered to, monitored and actioned as 
appropriate
 Participate in clinical audits as necessary
 Effectively collect and collate information to support clinical decision making