Discharge flow facilitator

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS Trust is seeking an administrator to support the ward-based team and facilitate patient flows through the wards. The role requires effective communication with a diverse range of healthcare professionals and adherence to safety and governance standards. Applicants should be prepared to work across multiple sites within the NHS Trust.

Benefits

Health and well-being initiatives

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of administrative service supporting the ward-based team.
• Work alongside the Patient Flow/Integrated Discharge Team.
• Produce work outputs meeting safety and governance requirements.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will assist in the provision of an efficient, effective and comprehensive administrative service supporting the ward based team. The post holder will be expected to work alongside Patient Flow / Integrated Discharge Team as well as external partners to facilitate flow of patients through the wards and facilitate discharges. The post holder will adopt the use of current discharge processes to ensure safe, timely discharges.

Responsibilities

They will report to the clinical care coordinator for the integrated discharge team. Also working closely with the Senior Clinical Professional to implement any changes within discharge processes.

Using appropriate technologies and equipment the post holder will produce all work outputs to a high standard meeting the organisations requirements for Patient Safety, Information Governance and CQC recommendations in adherence with Trust policies, procedure and guidelines.

The post holder will be expected to communicate and work effectively with all members of the work team, including managers and medical staff, liaising with other departments and internal service users across the trust and external service users e.g. patients, family, care providers, ISPA, etc, ensuring confidentiality at all times.

Organisation Context

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Values

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”.

How to apply

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dawn Jones Job title: Clinical Care Coordinator Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07785376163