Discharge Coordinator - Integrated Discharge Team

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified professional to join the Discharge Liaison Team. The role focuses on facilitating efficient and timely patient discharges from hospital, requiring strong communication skills and flexibility. Candidates should possess a collaborative spirit and be able to manage complex cases effectively. The position involves significant teamwork as well as working independently.

Benefits

Health and well-being initiatives

Staff benefits

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with excellent communication skills, confident working across professional boundaries.
• Flexible, adaptable and a good team player capable of working as part of a team as well as independently.
• Ability to provide a whole person approach to the care and management of patients.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate effective and timely discharge of patients from hospital.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners including health and social care staff.
• Support care transitions and complex discharges from hospital to the community.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

The post holder is a member of the Discharge Liaison Team/Frailty Team that aims to facilitate effective, efficient and timely discharge of patients from hospital. Particular emphasis is placed upon complex multi disciplinary assessments and case conferences including patients with complex needs, palliative care and rehabilitation needs. The role involves working across professional boundaries with multi agencies including local health and social care staff. Working with minimal supervision the post holder will maintain positive communication links between community and secondary care staff, social services and allied health professions to promote collaborative working.

We are excited to offer a permanent contract to work within the Integrated Discharge Team based at UNHT. You will work closely with the frailty Team, local partners including social care and voluntary agencies to support care transitions and complex discharges from hospital to the community.

Responsibilities

• Work as a member of the Discharge Liaison Team/Frailty Team to facilitate effective, efficient and timely discharge of patients from hospital, with emphasis on complex multidisciplinary assessments and case conferences (including patients with complex needs, palliative care and rehabilitation needs).
• Collaborate across professional boundaries with multi‑agency partners including local health and social care staff.
• Maintain positive communication links between community and secondary care staff, social services and allied health professionals to promote collaborative working, with minimal supervision.
• Support care transitions and complex discharges from hospital to the community as part of the Integrated Discharge Team.

Qualifications and Attributes

• Qualified professional with excellent communication skills, confident working across professional boundaries.
• Flexible, adaptable and a good team player capable of working as part of a team as well as independently.
• Ability to provide a whole person approach to the care and management of patients within this setting.
• Willingness to devise and implement care support plans with the support of the Integrated Discharge Team.

About the Organization

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust aims to provide safe and high quality care to patients every day. The organisation seeks to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to deliver exceptional patient care and experience. We support staff through an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well‑being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is important, including performance reviews and appraisals, Star and Team of the Month, colleague recognition, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards. We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”.

Contact details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Danielle Harrison
Job title: Clinical Care Coordinator
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Dawn Jones
Clinical Care Coordinator
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