Bed Manager
New Career, New You, New Opportunity; New Care!
Our stunning care homes Grappenhall Manor Centre and Statham Manor Care Centre are located 4 miles apart in the Cheshire area. The homes are registered to provide care to 70 and 66 residents respectively, with a variety of care needs including residential, dementia and nursing. Each of these beautiful homes also provide intermediate care in association with Warrington & Halton NHS Trust to provide rehabilitation following hospital admissions. The teams at Grappenhall and Statham Manor work closely with the NHS therapy team to reach rewarding outcomes for the residents in their care.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated Bed Manager to join our team. Experience in a clinical environment is essential to apply for this role. As the Bed Manager you will report directly to the Home Managers at both Grappenhall and Statham. You will work closely with Warrington & Halton NHS Trust in order to provide a comprehensive patient flow service to support the clinical activity of the Discharge to Assess communities across both care homes. We are offering an excellent salary of £27,500 per annum. This is a full time contract with working hours of Monday – Friday, 0900 – 1700.
Role Responsibilities:
Review initial assessments regarding prospective temporary residents’ needs
Coordinate admissions from Hospital to discharge to assess/intermediate care beds
Communicate effectively with a wide spectrum of multi-disciplinary professionals to achieve the best outcomes
Coordinate quality and safe discharges in a timely manner
Support the care homes, and external discharge teams with residents who require additional, individual planning
Support MDT meetings both internally and externally, providing updates and information
Attending daily bed meetings with external stakeholders providing up-to-date bed availability, pending discharges and admissions due
Provide a person-centred, quality and effective service
Skills and experience required:
Previous experience in a clinical environment with knowledge/experience of continued care planning and delivery desirable
Confident in liaising with management and external professionals across multiple disciplinaries and able to maintain effective professional relationships
Good time management and organisation skills
Excellent communicator
Able to work using own initiative, contributing to the wider team in order to achieve the best results
Confident using IT systems to maintain up-to-date records
Minimum requirement of NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care unless expansive experience can be demonstrated
The Benefits
Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles
Bank holiday enhancements
5.6 weeks annual leave per annum, inclusive of public holidays
Paid DBS
Paid training
Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
Excellent induction programme for new starters
A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
A competitive rate of pay
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing programmes
Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
Ongoing career development
Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day
Christmas Bonuses
Pension scheme
HASTEE - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)
About New Care
The care philosophy of New Care aims to ensure all residents maintain the highest level of independence and achieve their full potential whatever that may be – physical, intellectual, emotional or social. We believe this philosophy can be achieved by providing professional, person- centred care, nurturing each resident individually exploring and understanding their needs. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents is always our number one priority.
Each New Care home is purpose built and expertly designed with the needs of our residents in mind. Internally the design is luxurious yet comfortable and practical.
The company ethos ‘To celebrate the wonder of people’ relates to all those who are part of the New Care family, residents, their family and friends, staff members and professional visitors. Ultimately, we want residents to live their lives to the fullest and to be proud of their home and feel happy to invite their family and friends to visit.
This position is subject to a DBS check
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