Discharge Navigation Lead Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist/Nurse

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Full time
Location: London
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Job offered by: NHS
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Discharge Navigation Lead Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist/Nurse

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Nurse with an interest in hospital discharge and transfer of care. If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your career in this area or gain valuable experience in this fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Barts Health NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to provide operational leadership and patient case management within the Transfer of Care Hub Team. The successful individual will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of nursing, therapy, social work, discharge navigator, and admin team members. You will be working closely with health and social care partners to ensure safe and timely discharges and minimize barriers, improving patient experience across discharge pathways. You will have close links with community services, delivering a discharge to assess model of care in the community. You will be supported by the Transfer of Care Hub manager and work closely with system partners including acute staff, local authorities, voluntary agencies, and the ICB. The post holder will be an active participant in shift work, working 8am-4pm Monday to Friday, but also part of a rota covering some late shifts up to 8pm and rota'd weekends and Bank Holidays as the service operates 365 days per year. Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage and provide leadership to the Transfer Of Care Hub at The Royal London Hospital. The post holder will coordinate the discharge process for patients with complex discharge needs from admission. This will require the post holder to possess expert communication and negotiation skills with patients, carers, internal and external stakeholders to minimize system delays and support the Division's to reach their length of stay standards. The post holder will work with internal and external stakeholders to develop communication and referral pathways which aid the discharge process for all members of the multidisciplinary team. The service operates 7 days a week from 08:00 to 20:00 including bank holidays. Usual working pattern is Monday to Friday 8am-4pm. If successful, please note you will also be expected to work on rota'd weekends, bank holidays, and late shifts as required by the service. About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. Job responsibilities

To provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. The post holder will work within the NMC Code, trust policies, guidance, and procedures to ensure safe working practice of self and others. Person Specification

Qualifications

Qualified OT registered with HCPC Evidence of leadership skills/training Evidence of first line management training/skills Training/Knowledge Quality issues/standards to include Shared Governance and Clinical Governance Masters Degree or Equivalent experience Teaching Course in a leadership role within a discharge team Experience

Extensive experience at band 6 level or above with complex discharge. Awareness and involvement in the audit process Knowledge

Ability to develop and compile data sets on which to evaluate service outcomes Ability to work with all disciplines across the boundaries of care Ability to develop information and recording systems, produce data/statistics Interested in research, education, the management and implementation of change A positive and interested outlook personally and professionally, with skills in the coordination of services, teaching and management of nurses and their delivery of care Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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