Patient Flow Practitioner : Admissions and Discharge Lead

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is seeking a senior nurse to lead the admissions team within the inpatient unit. You will provide clinical guidance, oversee block contracting and SPOT referrals, and work with commissioners and the senior leadership team to ensure safe and timely admissions and discharges.

The role involves educating staff across agencies, supporting open days for partners, and contributing to bed management, OD planning, and multi-disciplinary

Responsibilities

• Delivery assurance around block contracting and SPOT referrals.
• Collaborate with commissioners and the senior leadership team.
• Direct line management of a small team of senior nurses within the admissions team.
• Provide input for assessment of new admissions.
• Lead on open days to community providers and commissioners to showcase the service.
• Work with community providers and frontline staff to build capacity and understanding of CBU.
• Promote effective patient flow based on care pathways and optimise length of stay.
• Promote timely admissions and discharges through safe bed management.
• Provide education, advice and support relating to admissions and discharge planning.
• Act as a member of Inpatient MDT to facilitate safe admission and discharge.
• Liaise with key staff in other agencies to maximise safe and timely discharges.
• Feedback to commissioners on wait times, referrals, admissions and discharges.
• Lead on the RADAR pathway and coordinate with areas as required.
• Offer training to agencies to ensure pathways are clear and timely.
• Provide supervision and training to the admission team.
• Chair board rounds and maintain accurate records.
• Participate in local on-call rotas as required.
• Ensure local policies and procedures are kept up to date and followed.

Job description

Key duties

• The post will include assurance around delivery of block contracting and SPOT referrals. The post holder will be expected to collaboratively work with commissioners and the senior leadership team. The post holder will provide direct line management of a small team of senior nurses within the admissions team. They will have substantial clinical knowledge and understanding in order to provide input for assessment of new admissions.
• The successful candidate will arrange and lead on 'open days' to community providers and commissioners to showcase the service offer at CBU.
• They will work directly with community providers and frontline staff in community teams to build capacity and understanding of the nature of CBU, supporting timely, accurate referrals and admissions to the unit., Promote effective patient flow based on individual service users care pathways whilst ensuring least restrictive practice and optimizing lengths of stay.
• To promote and facilitate timely admissions and discharges within inpatient unit through safe, timely and effective bed management.
• To act as a resource to provide education, advice and support relating to all aspects of admissions and discharge planning.
• To operate as a member of Inpatient Multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical expertise to facilitate safe admission and discharge from the inpatient service.
• To liaise closely and effectively with key staff in other agencies, addiction services, adult social services, rehabilitation units etc to maximize safe and timely discharges.
• To liaise with commissioners providing feedback and ensuring clear communication regarding wait times, number of referrals, admissions, and discharges.
• Lead on the RADAR pathway, liaising with each area as required.
• To offer training to all other agencies to ensure pathways (planned and RADAR) are clear, referrals are accurate completed and sent in a timely manner.
• Provide supervision and training to the admission team.
• To chair as required board rounds and keep accurate records.
• To participate in the local on call rotas as required.
• To ensure local policies and procedures are kept up to date and carried out effectively by the team.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.