Discharge Nurse - Patient Flow Team

Leicestershire Partnership; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension contribution

Free onsite parking

Health and Wellbeing Support

Staff Support Networks

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a part-time Discharge Nurse (22.5 hours over 3 days) at the Evington Centre, Leicester General Hospital. You will oversee the 117 referral process for inpatients and help ensure safe discharge with the multidisciplinary team.

The role offers a supportive, learning-focused environment with induction, regular supervision, and opportunities for career progression within the Patient Flow Team.

Responsibilities

• Complete the 117 referral process for inpatients at the Evington Centre.
• Assist our Trusted Assessors to ensure safe discharge for all inpatients.
• Work within the multi-disciplinary team to determine appropriate community support.

Job description

Job Overview

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Discharge Nurse to join within the Directorate of Adult Mental Health based at the Evington Centre, Leicester General Hospital site.

As a Discharge Nurse, you will be part of the Patient Flow team and you will complete the 117 referral process for inpatients at the Evington Centre, which includes understanding the patient background, current presentation and risks, and needs in the community. You will also assist our Trusted Assessors in ensuring safe discharge for all of our inpatients at the Evington Centre.

This role is part time 22.5 hours and will be worked over 3 days.

Under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983, council social services departments and NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) must provide or arrange free aftercare for adults, young people and children who have been detained under certain sections of the Mental Health Act (sections 3, 37, 45A, 47 or 48) until they are satisfied the person no longer needs it.

Aftercare can include a wide range of services from different providers. CCGs usually commission NHS Trusts to provide the health element of aftercare services. Sometimes, councils commission NHS Trusts to provide the social care element too. Either councils or CCGs may commission aftercare services from other providers. Regardless of who provides the aftercare, councils and CCGs retain responsibility for overseeing it and ensuring it effectively meets its aims.

Ensuring safe discharge will require working within the multi-disciplinary team and wider agencies to ascertain the appropriate support that each individual patient requires to safely leave hospital.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths. You’ll be joining an organisation with a genuine team culture built on openness, growth, and truly looking after one another.

We also offer:

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, rising with length of service


• Free onsite parking


• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance


• Health and Wellbeing Support


• Various Staff Support Networks

Contact Details

Please contact the Patient Flow Team based at the Evington Centre if you have any queries about this role: 0116 225 5994.

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

Please note, the attached job description states the ward charge nurse as line manager, however the successful applicant would be under the Patient Flow Team.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.