Multi Professional Lead for Discharge

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 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 on a 12-month fixed term contract or secondment. The role supports discharge to assess (D2A) and works across hospital wards and with community services to plan timely patient discharge.

The post involves leading discharge practice, acting as a discharge expert, and promoting Home First principles to avoid delays.

Qualifications

• Lead discharge planning for complex cases.
• Provide expert discharge advice to patients, families, and staff.
• Support Home First and Discharge to Assess principles.

Responsibilities

• Work as discharge lead to achieve effective discharge practice.
• Support autonomous practitioner role within ward team.
• Assist with real-time discharge information and data recording.

Skills

Discharge planning

Autonomous practice

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Nursing qualification or OT registration

Job description

We are pleased to announce an exciting development opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse/Occupational Therapist to join our University Hospitals Dorset Integrated Discharge Team for a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment.
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 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 as a professional discharge lead to achieve effective discharge practice in the management of complex cases
• Works as a Discharge expert as an autonomous practitioner supporting the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate safe, effective patient discharge as an integral part of the ward team/discharge co-ordination team on the ward
• 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/ena systems that delivers accurate real time patient tracking/ discharge information and data

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.
For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust's Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.