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Discharge Facilitator – Band 3 Ward 220

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our discharge facilitator  teams  on our cardiology wards  at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will assist the qualified nurses to plan and facilitate timely discharge processes for patients from point of admission to the ward environment to the discharge of patients to their own home or alternative care facilities.

The post holder will have excellent communication skills and have the ability, drive and enthusiasm to work within a motivated team to provide high quality patient care the post holder will ideally have experience as a Discharge facilitator or Skills 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for Cardiology for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.