Patient Flow Co-ordinator

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Hospital; Presencial; GBP 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated individual to join their Integrated Discharge Team. This role focuses on patient-centered discharge planning, requiring strong communication skills and a dynamic approach to complex cases. The ideal candidate will have a current nursing or AHP qualification, along with experience in health and social care. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth discharge processes, working collaboratively with various teams. This position offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of patients, ensuring they receive the best care as they transition from hospital to home.

Servicios

Flexible Working

Family-friendly Policies

Support for Disabled Candidates

Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodivergent Candidates

Formación

• Current qualification in Nursing or AHP role is essential.
• Experience in Health and Social Care is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and discharge planning.
• Work autonomously and provide updates on discharge pathways.

Conocimientos

Communication Skills

Dynamic Approach to Discharge Planning

Organizational Skills

Knowledge of Long-term Conditions

Decision Making

Educación

Current Nursing Qualification

AHP Role Qualification

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Excel

Descripción del empleo

These exciting posts will be based within the (Fife-wide) Integrated Discharge Team, mainly based within Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy and when required Community Hospitals across Fife.

These posts involve comprehensive assessment and discharge planning. We work to support discharge to meet PDD. Our ethos is patient centred pathways within the Home First Model. The post involves attending ward daily MDT’s, completing assessments and communicating with the relevant teams across the Partnership and Third Sector organisations.

The role requires an individual who takes a dynamic approach to complex discharge planning. Ideally, a knowledge and wide range of experience working within Health and Social Care would be desirable. You will require to have a current qualification/registration Nursing or AHP role and will work across all areas and play a pivotal role in discharge planning. The ideal candidate will require to have excellent communication skills, with an organised and flexible approach.

You should possess knowledge and experience of long-term conditions and frailty which currently has an impact on our aging population.

You will be required to work as an autonomous practitioner, using your own initiative, decision making and providing regular updates on discharge pathways and plans.

Knowledge and skills in the use of Microsoft Office and associated databases (e.g. Excel) are also required for this post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.