Paediatric Occupational Therapist Critical Care Discharge Coordinator

NHS Jobs; Town of Ashford (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Kent and Medway is seeking a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to coordinate complex discharge pathways for children and young people requiring critical care. You will work across hospital, community and specialist services to ensure safe, timely transfers and smooth repatriation, with families and carers at the centre of the process.

With multidisciplinary teams you will lead on improving patient flow, coordinating equipment and packages of care, and contributing to service

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex discharge pathways for children and young people requiring critical care, ensuring safe, timely transfers between hospital, community and specialist services.
• Act as a key point of contact for children, families and carers throughout admission, discharge and repatriation processes.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient flow, reduce delays and promote care closer to home.
• Support children with complex needs, including coordinating equipment, referrals and ongoing packages of care.
• Provide clinical leadership for therapy services within paediatric critical care pathways.

Job description

Paediatric Occupational Therapist Critical Care Discharge Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities Coordinate complex discharge pathways for children and young people requiring critical care, ensuring safe, timely transfers between hospital, community and specialist services. Act as a key point of contact for children, families and carers throughout admission, discharge and repatriation processes. Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient flow, reduce delays and promote care closer to home. Support children with complex needs, including coordinating equipment, referrals and ongoing packages of care. Provide clinical leadership for therapy services within paediatric critical care pathways. Contribute to service improvement, audit, data collection and the development of discharge pathways and standards of care. Promote safe, effective and family-centred care through collaboration, education and evidence-based practice. Key Relationships The post holder will work closely with: Children, young people, families and carers. Paediatric critical care, paediatric ward and neonatal teams. Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and wider Allied Health Professional teams. Discharge teams, safeguarding teams, operational managers and senior clinicians. Community children's nursing teams, hospices and primary care services. Tertiary centres, transport services, STPN, STRS and partner organisations across Kent and Medway. This role requires strong partnership working across organisations to ensure children with complex needs receive coordinated, seamless care and are discharged safely and efficiently.