Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder will work as a key member of the Rapid Transfer Service, whose aim is to ensure the timely, effective, appropriate and safe discharge of patients requiring supportive discharge, from the acute into a community setting. The role involves liaising with hospital, community, GPs and private facilities, in order to promote safe and robust discharge/transfer of care.
A clinical background for this post is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the multi-professional team, giving support and advice, and acting as a resource for all aspects of complex discharge planning, including NHS funded continuing healthcare.
The post holder will work at the interface between hospital and the community, providing expert advice on discharge planning for patients and facilitating, through holistic assessments, appropriate discharge into the community with the support of the patients GP, Community Hospitals, Integrated Care Centres, Health and Social Care Village Facilities, Hospice, care Homes, Community Matrons, Specialist Nurses, Intermediate Care or Specialist Community Services. Also facilitating discharge for individuals who live outside of East Kent.
Promote collaborative working with all other organisations and individuals to ensure effective support for patients, according to their social and clinical needs. The post holder will actively promote and support the principle of Home First.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both.
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application.
Person Specification
Experience
* Nursing degree/Occupational Therapy degree/Physiotherapy degree. 1st Level Registered nurse NMC registration. Minimum of 2 years working within a Health &/or Social Care environment at Band 6 (or equivalent). Evidence of recent study and continuing professional development. Experience of discharge planning within an acute care setting.
* Community experience or qualification. Experience of working within both acute and primary care.
Skills
* Excellent and effective communication skills, written and oral. Ability to converse in a positive manner with all levels of staff, patients and relatives/carers. Resourceful, ability to work on own initiative and apply judgement. Ability to remain calm under pressure, and in stressful situations. Demonstrate understanding of issues related to confidentiality of data and patient information. Ability to act as the patient's advocate. Able to demonstrate a patient orientated approach to work. Ability to demonstrate personal resilience, especially under times of pressure.
* Demonstrate an understanding of issues related to equal opportunities. Experienced and proficient in word processing, database and spreadsheet.
Knowledge
* A good understanding of the importance of discharge planning. Knowledge of National Policies and Acts relating to legislation to support safe and sustainable discharge.
* NHS plan. Clinical Governance. NMC Agenda. Essence of Care.
Qualifications
* Understanding of government policy and guidance on Discharge Planning. Clinical Assessment skills and decision making.
* 1st level registration Diploma in nursing or similar AHP qualification ENB 998.
Other
* Upholds and models the Trust values. Excellent interpersonal skills. Dynamic, flexible personality.
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.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
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