Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location
gloucester, england
Type
Full-time
To identify and coordinate the allocation of a beds for patients needing an inpatient admission as a result of a mental health crisis or planned acute admission and ensure safe and appropriate transfers.
To monitor patient flow across all inpatient sites understanding the demand within the community and Crisis caseloads, enabling a streamlined approach to admissions and discharge.
To be the main point of contact during some evenings and weekends to ensure that beds are appropriately managed and allocated as clinically indicated.
Identify those patients that are placed on non-locality wards, Delayed Transfer of Care or Out of County and identify those that are pending discharge.
To communicate and negotiate effectively highly complex information on availability and appropriateness of beds across the Trust and be able to ensure that all parties understand implications and consequences of decisions.