Job overview
Scope of the role
The Band Lead Discharge Liaison Nurse is responsible for the effective leadership and management of the Discharge Liaison Nurse team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care within available resources. The post holder will act as a senior clinical leader, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to all staff, and ensuring the smooth operational functioning of the service. They will uphold the Trust’s values, promote evidence-based practice, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and shared learning across the service
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
The Lead Discharge Liaison Nurse works as part of the Transfer of Care Hub (ToC Hub) team to support the planning and delivery of actions to facilitate the smooth and safe transfer of care of patients from hospital to home or into community provision. The postholder will work within an agreed set of standing operating procedures and will be supported by the multi-disciplinary team within the ToC Hub team.
Discharging an individual on to the right care pathway when they no longer need to remain in a hospital or community bed requires a whole system approach. Every local health and care system has a Transfer of Care Hub where (physically and virtually) relevant community services across sectors ( health, social care, housing, voluntary sector) are linked together.
The ToC hub coordinates care for people who require care and support after discharge from hospital, and any support for unpaid carers providing care. This covers any patient discharged from hospital or community beds regardless of the area they are resident in.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
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