Bed Manager Grappenhall Manor Care Centre & Statham Manor Care Centre Administration and Reception Full time Permanent
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:
1. Review initial assessments regarding prospective temporary residents’ needs
2. Coordinate admissions from Hospital to discharge to assess/intermediate care beds
3. Communicate effectively with a wide spectrum of multi-disciplinary professionals to achieve the best outcomes
4. Coordinate quality and safe discharges in a timely manner
5. Support the care homes, and external discharge teams with residents who require additional, individual planning
6. Support MDT meetings both internally and externally, providing updates and information
7. Attending daily bed meetings with external stakeholders providing up-to-date bed availability, pending discharges and admissions due
8. Provide a person-centred, quality and effective service
Skills and experience required:
9. Previous experience in a clinical environment with knowledge/experience of continued care planning and delivery desirable
10. Confident in liaising with management and external professionals across multiple disciplinaries and able to maintain effective professional relationships
11. Good time management and organisation skills
12. Excellent communicator
13. Able to work using own initiative, contributing to the wider team in order to achieve the best results
14. Confident using IT systems to maintain up-to-date records
15. 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
16. Bank holiday enhancements
17. 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum, inclusive of public holidays
18. Paid DBS
19. Paid training
20. Excellent induction programme for new starters
21. A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
22. Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
23. A competitive rate of pay
24. Cycle to work scheme
25. Wellbeing programmes
26. Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
27. Ongoing career development
28. Christmas Bonuses
29. Pension scheme
30. Early Pay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)