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Overview
Are you enthusiastic, motivated and looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you want to develop and extend your skills and knowledge within a Discharge Liaison Team? If so then this could be the job for you! York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self‑motivated Discharge Liaison Officer. You will be part of the Patient Flow team, working across the acute medical, surgical and elderly wards to optimise discharges and support patients and staff to negotiate discharge plans. The Discharge Liaison Officer works closely with ward staff, Social Care, Continuing Health Care and the voluntary sector. Therefore you must be able to demonstrate collaborative working, as well as building effective relationships with colleagues from other healthcare professions. This role entails working closely with a wide multidisciplinary team to facilitate the timely discharge of patients from the hospital environment.
Responsibilities
* Excellent communication skills
* Organised and able to prioritise workload
* Perform well under pressure in a supportive team
Requirements
Expect to join a weekend rota. The ability to escale concerns via appropriate channels of escalation is essential. The successful candidate will be required to use a variety of computer applications and should be confident in IT skills. If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation continuously striving to improve, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Canvin, Job title: Integrated Discharge Manager, Email address: Sarah.canvin@nhs.net, Telephone number: 07827 825976. Please do not hesitate to make contact if you have questions about the post or would like to find out more.
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