Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated and proactive discharge specialist practitioner to join our team, focusing on discharge coordination. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the timely and effective discharge of patients across the Trust. Working closely with ward-based multi-disciplinary teams and the discharge hub, you will:
* Ensure the provision of specialist advice.
* Develop and implement policies to manage the discharge process.
* Ensure all patients with long lengths of stay over 14 days have clear discharge plans.
* Conduct Reason to Reside checks for all patients.
* Participate in the Length of Stay (LOS) report weekly meetings and other relevant meetings.
If you are passionate about ensuring high standards of patient care and discharge planning and are ready to take on a challenging yet rewarding role, we encourage you to apply.
The successful candidate will be expected to work 9-5 for 5 days over a seven day period.
Main duties of the job
Please see the detailed job description and main responsibilities section for primary duties of the job.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
* Excellent communication and time management skills.
* Ability to change, manage and motivate others.
* Knowledge of audit and research.
Qualifications Academic/ Craft/ Professional
* First level registered nurse or AHP.
* Teaching qualification.
* Community experience.
* Experience in HCOP.
Further Training
* Mandatory update.
* Management course (or working towards).
* ECDL.
Experience
* Experience at a Band 5 or above with specialist skills and knowledge in assessing the needs of patients with complex health and social care needs and extensive experience within medical / care of the elderly nursing.
* Knowledge and experience of intermediate care services.
* Evidence of multidisciplinary working at an advanced level.
* Knowledge of the legislation for discharge processes.
* In depth knowledge of continuing health and social care policies.
* Policy writing and interpretations.
* Recent participation in clinical audit and / or research project.
Contractual Requirements
* Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy.
* Ability to work flexibly within the hours of the department or to meet the demands of the service.
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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