Discharge Planning Nurse Facilitator

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Hartford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care organisation in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated professional to manage discharge planning for patients. The role involves collaborating with healthcare teams and supporting patients’ needs to ensure smooth transitions from hospital to home. Ideal candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills and an understanding of social care processes, contributing to a compassionate healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in discharge options and services available.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and care teams.
• Understanding of adult social care processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a link between wards and community teams for discharge planning.
• Identify, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care as a specialist.
• Work with healthcare professionals and family members to provide high-quality care.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will demonstrate expert knowledge in discharge options, services available, whilst providing support to the patient, their family/carer and care workers in communicating the possible plan, estimated date of discharge and managing expectations and any concerns raised. The post holder will aim for a safe and sustainable discharge by highlighting and managing any potential risks thus reducing the risk of readmission.

Purpose of the role

The purpose of the role is to contribute at the multidisciplinary team meeting by ensuring that the patient's wishes are heard, needs are assessed and are well managed to achieve a timely discharge. Also, to promote advanced care planning where appropriate to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

Social care needs

To identify social care needs of older people and to be aware of / able to access adult social care processes which facilitate the provision of care on discharge from hospital.

Main duties of the job

• To act as a link between the wards and community teams/services for discharge planning.
• The identification, assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating care as a practitioner with specialist Discharge Planning Skills. This involves the completion of specialist discharge planning liaising with the discharge planning nurse to complete specialist nursing assessments.
• This role is to work closely with healthcare professionals, clinicians, social work teams, family members, personal care services and other multi-disciplinary team members to deliver a high quality, patient focused service.

About the Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

Recruitment

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.