Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity within the Integrated Discharge Team for a Band 7 Team Leader.
The post holder will be responsible to act as a lead in discharge planning across all areas of the trust.
The post holder is responsible for managing a team of nurses who are responsible for the assessment and discharge planning of patients with complex needs ensuring the team provide a high quality, effective specialist nursing service to patients.
The post holder will possess expertise in clinical risk evaluation, change management and the provision of educational support to patients, carers and colleagues across organisational and professional boundaries.
Main duties of the job
1. To lead and manage the Integrated Discharge Team on a day to day basis, providing clinical leadership, support and guidance.
2. To support members of the team with facilitating discharge plans where there is a dispute with an individual case.
3. To assume responsibility for the most complex cases, including leading on the assessment of homeless patients ensuring that statutory responsibilities have been met.
4. To assume clinical responsibility for Intermediate Care placements made by the integrated discharge team and to deal with any issues that arising from these placements.
5. To ensure discharge pathways, red to green initiative and estimated discharge dates are embedded across the trust.
6. Maintains patient records appropriately and records relevant information.
7. To work with the appropriate managers to ensure the agreed Hospital Discharge Policy is effectively implemented and reviewed, identifying potential initiatives to promote greater integration between hospital, community and social services.
8. To act as the designated clinical link for the Trust in relation to NHS Fully Funded Continuing Care.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* RN Degree/Diploma or Degree
* NMC Registered
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
* 998/997/mentorship
* Continuous Professional Development Portfolio
Desirable
* Management Qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
* Speciality knowledge and experience
* Relevant post registration clinical experience
* Experience of initiation and implementation of change
* Experience of financial management
* Experience of management
Desirable
* Leadership programme
Skills
Essential
* Supports high clinical standards
* Strong patient advocate
* Able to make decisions under pressure
* Able to act autonomously
* Ability to manage conflict
* Able to manage own workload and coordinate that of others
* Ability to communicate at every level and effectively and sensitively in difficult situations
* Ability to motivate staff
* Ability to support other members of the team with their professional development
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
* IT skills
* Effective interpersonal and organisational skills
Desirable
* Presentation skills
Employer details
Employer name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
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