University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the energetic, innovative Complex Discharge Team at Good Hope Hospital. You will provide clinical expertise to support safe, effective and timely discharge working directly with internal and external multidisciplinary teams as required. This post will offer you the opportunity to develop and flourish whilst learning about the operational management of the Trust. You will be part of a developing team that strives to ensure all patients are given equal opportunity to return home. You'll need to be enthusiastic and have a strong sense of purpose and good diplomatic skills in engaging staff. However, you'll also need to be tenacious, confident, calm, and persuasive. If you would like to make a difference to the discharge experience of our patients and the patient flow within the Trust, we would like to hear from you. Main Duties of the Job
Act as key-worker to co-ordinate individual complex discharges. Act as Trust expert in discharge planning, assisting and supporting the MDT to drive and co-ordinate discharges, ensuring effective, timely intervention from all disciplines. Assist wards and teams with understanding and using the 'Discharge to Assess' model. Complete Health Needs Assessments to facilitate discharge. Complete Fast Track Assessments for palliative patients. Provide education in discharge planning to members of the MDT or other professional groups requiring this teaching. Support transfers to NHS funded community venues/services. Monitor performance associated with discharge, identifying gaps in service provision that may have a detrimental effect on length of stay, delayed transfers of care or patient experience. Work with multi-agency representatives to reduce length of stay and delayed transfers of care, to achieve performance targets related to discharge. Essential Skills
Evidence of knowledge of the Hospital Discharge and Community policy. Evidence of knowledge of Discharge to Assess and the hospital discharge pathways. Ability to demonstrate the importance of, and commitment to integrated working. Qualifications
Registered Nurse. Degree or equivalent. Experience
Proven post-registration experience at ward level. Success in working collaboratively across professions and services. Working in a hospital environment. About Us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard. 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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This is a fantastic opportunity to join the energetic, innovative Complex Discharge Team at Good Hope Hospital. You will provide clinical expertise to support safe, effective and timely discharge working directly with internal and external multidisciplinary teams as required. This post will offer you the opportunity to develop and flourish whilst learning about the operational management of the Trust. You will be part of a developing team that strives to ensure all patients are given equal opportunity to return home. You'll need to be enthusiastic and have a strong sense of purpose and good diplomatic skills in engaging staff. However, you'll also need to be tenacious, confident, calm, and persuasive. If you would like to make a difference to the discharge experience of our patients and the patient flow within the Trust, we would like to hear from you. Main Duties of the Job
Act as key-worker to co-ordinate individual complex discharges. Act as Trust expert in discharge planning, assisting and supporting the MDT to drive and co-ordinate discharges, ensuring effective, timely intervention from all disciplines. Assist wards and teams with understanding and using the 'Discharge to Assess' model. Complete Health Needs Assessments to facilitate discharge. Complete Fast Track Assessments for palliative patients. Provide education in discharge planning to members of the MDT or other professional groups requiring this teaching. Support transfers to NHS funded community venues/services. Monitor performance associated with discharge, identifying gaps in service provision that may have a detrimental effect on length of stay, delayed transfers of care or patient experience. Work with multi-agency representatives to reduce length of stay and delayed transfers of care, to achieve performance targets related to discharge. Essential Skills
Evidence of knowledge of the Hospital Discharge and Community policy. Evidence of knowledge of Discharge to Assess and the hospital discharge pathways. Ability to demonstrate the importance of, and commitment to integrated working. Qualifications
Registered Nurse. Degree or equivalent. Experience
Proven post-registration experience at ward level. Success in working collaboratively across professions and services. Working in a hospital environment. About Us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard. 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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