Discharge Coordinator

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Part-time Discharge Coordinator to support timely discharge planning on Tolworth or Springfield Hospital wards. You will work with nurses, OTs, social workers or experienced non-clinicians to remove barriers and ensure patient flow.

Based in London, you will prioritise activities with ward teams, develop relationships with staff across the acute and urgent care pathway and coordinate with community services to secure smooth

Qualifications

• Experience in discharge planning and care coordination within NHS.
• Ability to prioritise tasks to enable timely discharges.
• Knowledge of community services and referral processes.

Responsibilities

• Support wards with timely discharge planning and barrier removal.
• Work closely with ward consultant, ward manager and MDT.
• Foster proactive relationships with partner agencies for smooth discharges.

Skills

Discharge planning

Relationship building

MDT collaboration

Prioritisation

Job description

This Is An Exciting Time To Join One Of The Integral Departments Of The Acute And Urgent Care (AUC) Service Line At South West London & St George’s As We Are Looking At New Ways To Improve The Quality Of The Care As We Promote Effective Patient Flow. The Discharge Coordination Team Is a Dynamic Team That Supports Wards With

• Promoting purposeful admissions by agreeing a plan on admission with an estimated discharge date
• Tackling barriers to discharge, preventing avoidable delayed discharge and transfer of care.
• Timely escalation of issues leading to increased length of stay to the service line, ICBs and Local Authorities.

Discharge Coordinators work in conjunction with internal and external partners in supporting proactive discharge planning and timely discharges in line with expected dates of discharge.

They focus efforts on behalf of individual patients at heightened risk of delayed transfer of care (DToC) from inpatient wards and provide accurate information/updates into the trusts daily discharge and pathway meetings.

This part time role is an admin and clerical band 6 role and we are looking for a highly motivated Nurse, OT, social worker or experienced non-clinician to be part of a team that will help the service line to provide the best care for our patients by ensuring timely access to relevant services through pro-active assessment of needs and barriers.

The post holder will cover either Tolworth or Springfield Hospital wards. You could be based in any of those 2 sites. The post holder must be adept at prioritising the activities that will provide the most efficient, effective and safe discharge pathway and escape any conditions that will prevent this from happening. They will be able to work closely alongside the ward consultant, ward manager and wider MDT.

They will be confident at building relationships, develop and foster relationships with staff across the acute and urgent care pathway and with partner agencies and will proactively manage these relationships so that staff can count on reliable and knowledgeable support and information about discharge processes. The successful post holder will have a good knowledge of community services and referral processes to ensure smooth discharges.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Magdalena Viera-Maria Job title: Discharge Coordinator Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07970 105988