Acting Bed Manager (RMN or RNLD)

We are looking for a professional, confident Acting Bed Manager(RMN or RNLD), on a 12 month secondment, who can lead, inspire & oversee the delivery of the very best care. Youll be working between 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Cygnet Hospital Wyke provides a comprehensive pathway of acute admissions services for men. Our team works closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge. Cygnet Wyke has 3 wards: Adarna Ward Male Highly Specialised Autism Spectrum Disorder Service 15 beds Bennu Ward Specialist PICU service for men 12 beds Phoenix Ward Acute service for men 19 beds Your day-to-day Provide the highest standard of nursing care & be a role model to junior staff Responsible for the effective management of all acute/PICU referrals. Carrying the delegated authority of the Hospital Manager and Clinical Manager for the referral process from receipt to admission decision. Admission decision (approval for acceptance or rejection) of referrals is the responsibility of the Hospital Manager/Clinical Manager/On-Call Manager. Accountable to the Clinical Manager for ensuring that preliminary screening takes place immediately and that additional information required for admission decision is requested and obtained in a timely way Accountable for the wards capacity to manage an admission is objectively reviewed Ensuring the Referral Assessment Screening Score (RASS) is completed and clinical information summarised/presented for decision using SBARD to the Hospital Manager/Clinical Manager or On-Call Manager Ensuring all referrals are processed and decision made within 1 hour of receipt of referral Why Cygnet? Well offer you NHS & employee discount scheme 50% NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet Most of our sites provide free meals on shift Free parking Bespoke career pathways Plus much more You are Committed to delivering improvement strategies across all aspects of clinical service provision Familiar with in an inpatient setting preferably acute or PICU settings Experienced in managing change, leadership initiatives, motivating & developing others Open, compassionate, honest & resilient Capable of undertaking audits, developing, following-up & ensuring completion of action plans Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 & the latest nursing practices Focused on patient recovery to monitor, manage & reduce risk Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.