Overview
Are you passionate about patient care and ensuring a smooth transition for individuals leaving the hospital? We have an opportunity for a Discharge Coordinator on a fixed-term maternity cover contract at Savernake Hospital, Marlborough, working 30 hours per week. In this role, you'll support hospital discharges, working with patients, carers, internal teams and external partners to create a proactive, timely and safe discharge process.
Responsibilities
* Ensure a consistent presence on the wards enabling involvement and opportune interactions
* Promote continuity of care for patients moving between services
* Support a patient-focused approach to care, promoting respect and dignity
* Proactively seek to support reductions in average length of stay
* Attend MDTs to support ward teams to maintain focus and progress on discharge planning
* Participate in reviews and meetings where critical decisions are made in relation to discharge planning
* Work with ward staff to embed Red2Green processes
* Work with ward staff to ensure that patients at risk of delay are referred for specific support services
* Have a clear understanding of Mental Capacity Act and the impact this may have when planning discharge
* Hold an awareness of potential safeguarding concerns and the correct route to escalate these
* Support those patients who are self-funding to source appropriate care on discharge
* Experience of working within health and/or social care
* Discharge planning experience
* Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care
* Awareness of current legislation in key areas including Information Governance, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act
* Awareness of National Hospital Discharge policies and guidance
* Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
* IT competence in using multiple systems
* Ability to organise workload, changing priority as necessary
* Problem solving skills
* Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail
* High standard of emotional intelligence with excellent communication skills
* Ability to maintain emotional resilience in often difficult situations
* Adaptability when working with multiple teams
* This post will require onsite presence on each of HCRG Community Hospital sites throughout the week
* Willing to work in other areas of HCRG as and when required
* A valid UK driving licence and a vehicle that can be used for business purposes with business insurance is required
Benefits and About the Employer
* 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 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.
* We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We are Disability Confident Committed and provide facilities and adjustments as needed.
* Safeguarding: policies and procedures promote safeguarding and safer working practices; all team members undergo safer recruitment processes, including disclosure checks.
Salary and Additional Information
* A salary of £26,250 (pro rata to hours worked) with group pension
* Free tea and coffee at your base location
* My Reward Hub discounts and cashback offers
* Access to wages as you earn them
* Support for mental and physical wellbeing, including resources for post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management
* Online and face-to-face learning and development through The Learning Enterprise
* Opportunities for continuous professional development
* Open, just culture encouraging ideas to improve service delivery
* Opportunity to work in services rated by the Care Quality Commission
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