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Bed Manager Band 6

Posted 20 days ago by@ Randstad Care

  • Carlisle, Cumbria
  • Contract
  • Extra Benefits
  • £25 to £30 /Hr
  • Standard
  • Expires In 8 days

Job overview:


The function of the Bed Manager is to oversee all aspects of bed management within CNTW Hospitals. The aim is to balance the access demands of the wards and those of urgent/non-urgent need for available beds. This will include outsourcing beds for the Trust if demand exceeds capacity including specialist beds e.g. PICU, Tier 4, Eating Disorder beds and other specialist beds as required.

The aim of the Bed Managers role is to support clinical teams to optimise the continuum of care by assisting the management of the patient effectively throughout the whole of their care episode, from admission into the hospital and back into the community. Essentially the post holder will liaise with Home Treatment, inpatient, community and medical staff to co-ordinate and optimise the Trust's inpatient bed utilisation.


Main duties of the job

  • Accepting bed requests once Gatekept by Home Treatment - clinically ensuring all alternatives have been considered, making and supporting suggestions re alternatives to hospital have been considered.
  • Bed Requests ensure that risk assessment; Infection Control and Safeguarding considerations have been made
  • Maintaining accurate bed management handover reports as well as providing Silver reports daily and a bed plan once weekly.
  • Supporting completion of out of area bed referrals
  • Daily review of handover with CRHT leads
  • Liaison with private providers where BCHFT patients have been placed i.e. out of area PICU / acute bed, Signposting to care coordination and ensuring quality of service being provided.
  • Liaison with Home Treatment and MHLS teams
  • Initial point of escalation; followed by which escalation to Patient Flow Manager / Deputy Director and seniors

Person specification



Essential and Desirable



Essential criteria
  • Band -6 CPN Community Psychiatric Nurse
  • Band- 5 RMN Registered Mental Health Nurse with ward experience can also apply


Desirable criteria
  • Previous Bed Management experience
  • Previous MHLS / HTT / Ward experience
  • Previous experience in community setting

Registration process:

A smooth registration process, pre-employment screening & background verification which will include the completion of some forms and certain documents required, such as mandatory training and references to cover the last 3-years to name a few items.

Benefits of registering with Randstad:

  • Great rates of pay
  • Regular work available to suit your lifestyle needs
  • Weekly payroll
  • Free online mandatory training
  • Dedicated single point of contact for your Recruitment Consultant
  • Free uniform
  • Free ID badge
  • Referral Bonus on every nurse that works with us

Why work with Randstad:

  • Dedicated point of contact to support you in your role
  • Free access to training
  • Excellent rates of pay and flexibility of work
  • Opportunity to work with CQC 'Outstanding' NHS Trust

Bonus Incentives:

We have recently introduced a new joining bonus scheme where you will receive £100worth LOVE2SHOP VOUCHERS *T's and C's apply* once you have completed your first shift!

How good does this sound?

Did you know about our fantastic refer a nurse scheme? You could receive £300 worth LOVE2SHOP VOUCHERS for every nurse you refer to who we place! *T's and C's apply*.

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If you'd like to find out more about temporary Jobs for Nurses

Please contact Sumaira Khan in the Randstad Nursing team on 0191 535 7104


Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.