This is an exciting opportunity for a Complex Discharge Facilitator to join the Complex Discharge on its mission, to support the wards delivering safe, timely and effective discharge for our patients and work collaboratively with the MDT reducing Long Length of Stays in the Acute Hospital. Working within the Integrated Discharge Bureau (IDB) you will be part of a team working to provide support on Complex Discharges to the Trust and providing support to patients, relatives and staff through admission to discharge. Within this team you will have the opportunity to develop working relationships with multiple system partners (Adult Social Care, Central Surrey Health, Continuing Health Care, North West Surrey CCG, Local Councils and others) This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who has worked in a ward area and now wants to develop their skills further by specialising in the Complex Discharge field. This post is 37.5hrs a week covering a 7-day service (including Bank Holidays and Weekends) plus one duty shift a week, which you will work until 6pm. If you are successful, full local induction and adequate training will be provided. For more information or if you would like to organise an informal visit, please contact Catherine Courtney-Grayson Complex Discharge Team Manager on 01932 722578 or catherine.courtney-grayson@nhs.net or Eileen Romero at e.romero@nhs.net, 01932 723969.
Main duties of the job
To support and co-ordinate discharges through the D2A process by multi-agency coordination and working with patients and families to discharge in a timely manner. Responsibility for a cohort of patients along with a discharge co-ordinator and responsibility for co-ordinating their timely discharges. Managing all data and recording of discharge information for a cohort of patients. Offer advice and support to patients and relatives on funding, placements, and care packages. Provide guidance on services to aid in discharge, such as Action for Carers and Home Safe Plus. With the Discharge Co-ordinator and in their absence, Co-ordinate the discharge of patients engaging the IDB and MDT in any concerns or provision of needs. To work autonomously within their scope in, providing a comprehensive discharge advice and information to ward staff, patients and relatives. To identify critical delays in the entire diagnostic, treatment and care processes and be proactive in generating solutions that could be out of the norm that will speed up the process eg: escalating to departments and Manager, thinking of services that can stop gap or be purchased in a different manner and bring to the attention of The Team Leader for consideration. Cover ward areas as directed by Team Leads or Managers in the absence of other Discharge Team members. To attend board rounds daily and facilitate meetings with staff around discharge.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
Benefits
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* On-site Nurseries
* On-site staff cafes
* On-site parking
* Support in career development
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
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