Senior Physiotherapist Discharge Navigator - Band 6
We are looking for an exceptional individual to join the Transfer of Care Team at the Royal London Hospital as a Senior Physiotherapist Discharge Navigator. The Transfer of Care Team is a joint health and social care service aimed at facilitating discharges from the acute setting, based on the home first principle. The team prevents avoidable delays in patient discharges through coordination and planning in accordance with current government discharge guidelines. You will problem-solve to overcome challenges and work with the ward multidisciplinary teams, senior management and external agencies as well as advocating on behalf of your patients.
You will be based mainly on the wards as well as non-clinical areas, providing discharge advice and information on local authorities, voluntary agencies, and other help and support available to patients once discharged into the community. You will act as a discharge planning expert on the wards to ensure that people who do not require acute hospital care are discharged to their usual place of residence, rehabilitation units or residential/nursing home placements. You will use your clinical skills to screen referrals to ensure patients are discharged with appropriate therapy, health and social care support on discharge.
Main duties of the job
Am I the right person for this role?
You will have a sound knowledge of discharge planning and discharge processes. You will have a clinical background that will enable you to identify patients suitable for therapy and reablement interventions on discharge and screen referrals to community services. You will possess an ability to prioritise both clinical and operational workload. Your experience will support a pro-active approach in a dynamic and continuously changing environment. You will be confident in supporting other staff with discharge processes in a variety of settings. You are a team player, with excellent communication skills, who would enjoy the challenges that this role will provide.
You will be able to manage conflicting priorities, be confident in challenging decisions at all levels and have experience of working in a high-paced, high-pressure environment. You will supervise more junior staff and will yourself be offered senior support and training to help develop you in your role.
If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you and welcome you to our friendly and supportive team.
About us
We are a 7-day service operating from 08:00 to 18:00 including bank holidays. If successful, please note you will be expected to work weekends, bank holidays and late shifts as part of a rota pattern.
Job responsibilities
As a senior physiotherapist specialist in this field you will supervise and line manage more junior staff, supporting them through teaching and guidance with their more complex caseload management.
In turn you will be supported by a band 7 Physiotherapist specialising in discharge and by a wider Transfer of Care Hub multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Relevant Degree/Diploma, this may include registered senior nurse/therapist
* Evidence of continued professional development within field of practice
Experience
* Experience of working in acute/tertiary hospital setting.
* Experience of discharge planning and liaison work.
* Involvement with clinical networks/patient pathways within acute hospital setting.
* Relevant experience working for the NHS.
Knowledge
* Ability to support the Trust against performance targets set around discharge process.
* Expert knowledge and understanding of discharge planning processes, legislation and policies including knowledge of a range of health, social care, housing and rehabilitation procedures and practices, which require expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
* Strong understanding of the principles and processes of service change.
Skills
* Highly effective communication skills with a variety of agencies to optimise patients' discharges.
* Able to implement expert teaching programmes within the field, suitable for different staff groups.
* High standard IT skills with the ability to input and retrieve information with accurate data entry.
* Able to analyse a range of complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Able to problem solve, plan, and think laterally.
* Manages own work autonomously and manages own time effectively and recognises where prioritisation is required in line with hospital pressures.
* Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Working knowledge of CRS or similar system.
* Understanding of the need to maintain high standards of record keeping both written and electronic.
Other
* Able to care for both physical and emotional needs of others.
* Able to contribute to the 7-day service including public holidays.
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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