Multi Professional Lead for Discharge

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Nurse or Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Discharge Team, supporting discharge planning and the D2A model across Poole and Bournemouth sites. The role requires autonomous practice within a multidisciplinary team and promotes Home First principles to ensure timely discharges.

The post is based at Royal Bournemouth or Poole Hospital with weekend and Bank Holiday shifts as the service operates seven days a week.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Integrated discharge team in the Transfer of Care Hub to achieve effective discharge planning.
• Act as a discharge expert autonomous practitioner supporting the MDT to facilitate safe, timely patient discharge.
• Promote Home First and Discharge to Assess principles to avoid delays and manage expectations.
• Provide timely discharge for patients not meeting clinical criteria to reside.
• Advise patients, families and staff on discharge planning processes and SOPs.
• Record discharge information accurately on ward tracking systems for real-time communication.

Job description

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse/Occupational Therapist to join our University Hospitals Dorset Integrated Discharge Team . The Integrated Discharge team across UHD is an extremely dynamic, innovative and supportive multidisciplinary team who are passionate in enacting a discharge to assess (D2A) model for discharge out of hospital, as outlined in the Our Dorset Discharge Model. The team supports the hospital multi-disciplinary team working across the clinical areas. Working with external partners, community and voluntary services in the Transfer of Care Hub to plan discharge in line with the patient's expressed wishes, their next of kin/ representatives to achieve a safe and timely discharge from hospital. The post holder will be expected to work weekends and Bank holidays as the service operates 7 day / week. There are two positions, one post holder to be based at Poole Hospital and one post holder to be based at Bournemouth hospital. Base Location: Royal Bournemouth or Poole Hospital Interview Date: 23rd November

• To work with the Integrated discharge team in the Transfer of Care Hub as a professional discharge lead to achieve effective discharge planning practice.
• Works as a discharge expert autonomous practitioner supporting the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate safe, effective patient discharge as an integral part of the ward team and Transfer of Care Hub member.
• To support a culture of "Home First" and Discharge to Assess principles for discharge in line with agreed Dorset Home First strategy are in practiced to avoid significant delays or unrealistic expectations of patients/ relatives.
• To provide the timely discharge of hospital patients who do not meet the clinical criteria to reside,
• To be a skilled and knowledgeable advisor for patients, family/carers and staff, articulating an understanding of the National Hospital Discharge Service Requirement Policy, Discharge Planning: Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and discharge planning processes for simple and complex discharges.
• To provide expert discharge advice and support the clinical areas in effective recording of patient discharge information on Health of the Ward patients tracking system that delivers accurate communication in real time.

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview. Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions. The integrated discharge team has an overarching aim to reduce a patient's length of stay thereby reducing the risks associated with elongated stays in acute hospital beds. The Our Dorset discharge to assess ( D2A) model is committed to enabling and supporting patients to be assessed away from the acute hospital setting. Dorset is recognised as an integrated care system. Transformation work continues in line with the Dorset Futurecare programme recognising the complexities of hospital discharge utilising knowledge of legal frameworks such as safeguarding, Deprivation of Liberty, Mental Capacity Act and excellent interpersonal skills.