Discharge Nurse Specialist

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Learning opportunities

NHS Pension

Holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts

Zusammenfassung

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster is seeking a Discharge Coordinator to work within an integrated MDT to coordinate safe and timely patient discharges and promote 'Discharge to Assess' and 'Home First' pathways.

You will liaise with patients and families, conduct holistic assessments, manage caseloads, and support transfer of care processes across ward staff and partner agencies, with opportunities for flexible working and a comprehensive benefits

Aufgaben

• Coordinate safe and timely patient discharges as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team.
• Assist in complex discharge planning and case management of caseloads.
• Coordinate 'Discharge to Assess' pathways and promote 'Home First' where appropriate.
• Liaise with patients, families and external agencies to ensure effective transitions of care.
• Initiate referrals, manage caseloads and help prevent delays in discharge.
• Coordinate the Transfer of Care Hub and provide guidance to ward staff and other professionals.
• Supervise ward discharge coordinators, discharge facilitators and administrative staff.

Jobbeschreibung

This role works as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team (MDT), including clinicians, therapists, social care and community services, to coordinate safe and timely patient discharges. The postholder will support complex discharge planning, promote 'Discharge to Assess' and 'Home First' pathways, and work collaboratively with patients, families and partner agencies to ensure effective transitions of care.,

• Conduct holistic assessments to identify patients' health and social care needs.
• Assist in the case management of complex discharge planning.
• Coordinate 'Discharge to Assess' pathways, promoting 'Home First' as the preferred outcome where appropriate.
• Liaise with patients, families and external agencies, including community, voluntary and commissioning services.
• Initiate referrals, manage caseloads and proactively problem-solve to prevent delays in discharge.
• Coordinate the Transfer of Care Hub, providing advice and guidance to ward staff and other professionals, including educational support.
• Supervise ward discharge coordinators, discharge facilitators and administrative staff.

  DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• o Extensive range of learning opportunities
• o NHS Pension Scheme
• o Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• o Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• o NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• o Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers