Discharge & Care Transitions Lead Nurse

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust; Maidstone; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Blue Light card eligibility

Descripción de la vacante

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in south-east England is seeking a proactive discharge planning educator and lead to drive education programmes, support timely patient discharges and mentor staff across the organisation.

You will work with ward teams, families and social care partners to reduce delays, develop discharge planning capabilities, and implement the Patient Choice Policy for complex cases.

Responsabilidades

• Act as a professional role model and mentor for staff; develop and deliver education on discharge planning and integrated working.
• Support the safe, timely, and effective discharge of patients.
• Reduce delayed transfers of care through proactive discharge planning.
• Promote partnership with health and social care systems.
• Provide operational and clinical leadership to the Transfer of Care Team.
• Support patients, families, carers, and ward teams in safe, timely discharges, including complex cases.
• Take responsibility for managing complex discharge pathways within designated clinical areas; identify and resolve barriers to discharge.
• Support clinical teams in developing discharge planning knowledge and skills.
• Lead the implementation of the Patient Choice Policy for delayed discharges and complex care arrangements.
• Monitor patient pathways and identify delays in diagnostics, referrals, assessments, and care provision, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Promote effective communication and collaborative working between multidisciplinary teams, community providers, social care colleagues, patients, and families.
• Support the Trust in achieving national and local discharge, flow, and performance targets.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, escalated, and managed in accordance with Trust policies and statutory requirements.

Descripción del empleo

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in south-east England is seeking a proactive discharge planning educator and lead to drive education programmes, support timely patient discharges and mentor staff across the organisation.

You will work with ward teams, families and social care partners to reduce delays, develop discharge planning capabilities, and implement the Patient Choice Policy for complex cases.