Are you looking for an exciting new role as a Discharge Coordinator? HCRG Care Group is recruiting a Discharge Coordinator based at our Community Hospital at St Martins Hospital.
Working as part of the BaNES Care Coordination Centre's Flow Team, you will be part of a small team of coordinators providing exceptional, consistent service support for discharges from acute and community hospitals into community services.
In this role, you will work closely with nurses, therapists, social workers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure the discharge process is timely and communication is maintained regarding patients' progress in their discharge journey. You will also ensure that accurate and up-to-date records are maintained to provide information related to discharge activity, demand, and capacity.
Flow Discharge Coordinators are central in ensuring patients and families are kept informed about the expected discharge pathway.
You will be based at St. Martins Hospital, with occasional travel to the Care Coordination Centre at Peasedown St John may be required.
This is a fixed-term position for 6 months and part-time, working 32.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
As part of the HCRG Care Group Care Coordination Team, you will report to the Discharge Coordinator Team Leader. The team includes Discharge Coordinators, Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, Triage Clinicians, and Clinical Leads.
* Maintain good communication between all services involved in discharge, ensuring all administration work is completed proactively to drive safe and timely discharges.
* Ensure service users are aware of the discharge process, pathways, and expected timeframes, providing an overview of reasons for delays.
* Attend huddles and MDT meetings, recording actions taken and discharge readiness on the clinical system.
* Attend professional and family meetings, recording minutes on relevant paperwork.
* Monitor predicted discharge dates and pathways for all patients at the Community Hospital, ensuring patients are registered on the clinical system.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children’s community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year—guided by our values: we care, we think, we do.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We are a Disability Confident committed employer, providing facilities, work environment adjustments, and technical solutions to be inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the advertised date. If you're keen to join our team, apply as soon as possible.
To learn more about HCRG Care Group, please visit our website.
Job responsibilities
As a Discharge Coordinator at St Martin's Hospital, Bath, you will be a valued part of our team.
You will receive access to exclusive rewards and benefits, including:
* A salary of £23,875 with access to our group pension.
* Free tea and coffee at your base location.
* Membership of My Reward Hub, offering discounts, cashback, and vouchers.
* Access to your wages as you earn them for emergencies.
* Support for your mental and physical wellbeing through various resources.
* Opportunities for professional development via our learning team, The Learning Enterprise.
* An open culture encouraging ideas to help us deliver our purpose.
* Working for an organization committed to high clinical and quality standards, with many services rated good or outstanding by the CQC.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to check for any criminal convictions.
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