Discharge Co-ordinator

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Heacham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Colman Centre Specialist Rehabilitation Service at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Assistant Practitioner as a Discharge Co-ordinator. You will monitor and coordinate patient pathways from admission to discharge, and provide a troubleshooting support role to the multi-professional team in order to drive timely discharge.

You will work unsupervised when appropriate, develop strong links with the MDT, undertake audits as required, and support

Qualifications

• Experience in discharge planning and patient flow management.
• Strong administrative and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• To work collaboratively across the pathway with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our patients.

Skills

Discharge coordination

Administrative skills

Auditing

Job description

The Colman Centre Specialist Rehabilitation Service requires an experienced Assistant Practitioner as a Discharge Co-ordinator to support the day-to-day monitoring and co-ordination of the patient's pathway from admission to discharge and provide a troubleshooting supportive role to the multi professional team. The Inpatient Service provides rehabilitation to support patients either to return home, move to an alternative safe environment or to continue their rehabilitation pathway in the Community. You will be required to develop strong links with other members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the discharge process and the on-going care needs of individual patients in the Community. You will be expected to use your own initiative and be able to work unsupervised, undertaking specific work including audits as necessary, as this role is pivotal to driving this service forward. To independently and actively monitor the multi-disciplinary management and discharge plan for all patients and take action to expedite the process, avoid delays and thereby ensure efficient timely discharge. Taking an overarching role in supporting patient flow through the system. A critical success factor in this role is reducing the length of stay for all patients. To enable a patient to achieve their optimum level of independence and rehabilitation potential. Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills. Interviews will be held in person.

• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
• To work collaboratively across the pathway with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our patients
  Are you a dynamic, motivated, resilient individual with exceptional administrative skills? You must be self-motivated and committed to providing a high-quality service.