Intermediate Care Clinical Team Lead

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Intermediate Care Clinical Team Lead to enhance patient discharge processes in Cambridge. This role involves utilizing expert knowledge to support patients and their families through discharge planning, ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to assess needs, manage expectations, and promote effective care planning, ultimately reducing readmissions. Join a compassionate organization dedicated to improving community health and well-being, where your contributions will make a significant impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in discharge options and available services.
• Ability to assess and manage social care needs of older people.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison for discharge planning between wards and community services.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to deliver patient-focused services.

Skills

Discharge Planning

Patient Communication

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Assessment Skills

Education

Relevant Nursing Qualification

Specialist Training in Discharge Planning

Job description

Intermediate Care Clinical Team Lead, Cambridge

Client: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 450db8148257

Job Views: 1

Posted: 08.05.2025

Expiry Date: 22.06.2025

Job Description

Job overview

The post holder will demonstrate expert knowledge in discharge options and available services, providing support to patients, their families, carers, and care workers in communicating the discharge plan, estimated date, and managing expectations and concerns. The goal is to ensure a safe and sustainable discharge by identifying and managing potential risks to reduce readmission.

The role involves contributing to multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure patients' wishes are heard, needs are assessed, and managed to facilitate timely discharge. It also includes promoting advanced care planning where appropriate to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

The post requires identifying social care needs of older people and understanding access to adult social care processes that support discharge from hospital.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a liaison between wards and community teams/services for discharge planning.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care as a practitioner with specialist discharge planning skills, including liaising with discharge planning nurses for assessments.
• Collaborate closely with healthcare professionals, social work teams, family members, personal care services, and other multidisciplinary team members to deliver high-quality, patient-focused services.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate health and social care to improve the wellbeing of those we serve and support them in leading fulfilling lives. Our services include inpatient, primary care, community mental health, forensic mental health, learning disabilities, primary care, liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research.

We aim to recruit high-caliber candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all community sectors, especially under-represented groups such as people with long-term conditions, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received. Unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles; applications for roles without sponsorship eligibility will be rejected.