Job summary
- Main area
- Discharge Planning and Patient flow
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 279-6618372-SEP24
- Employer
- 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Worthing
- Town
- Worthing
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Dependant on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Fastrack Discharge Co-ordinator
Band 6
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First . In fact our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
A great opportunity has arisen to work along side the Discharge Team , here at Worthing Hospital, as a FastTrack Discharge Co-ordinator . Experience is preferred but full training will be given to the right candidate .
We are a professional , friendly and supportive team , with a strong focus on patient first and patient experience.
Full induction will be given and personal and professional development is always encouraged and supported.
Main duties of the job
See Job description for full details
- To complete Fastrack assessments for our end of life patients.
- Attendance at daily huddle and board rounds to identify patients appropriate for a Fastrack
- Attendance at weekly MDT (multi-disciplinary team) meetings on each ward in caseload.
- To liaise with relatives All age continuing health care members of the MDT and our community partners . ,
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Act as key-worker to co-ordinate individual complex discharges- with Main focus on End of life and Fastrack completion.
· Ensure compliance with NSF for NHS Continuing Healthcare and act as the Trust’s liaison with All Age NHS Continuing Healthcare .
· Act as Trust experts in discharge planning, assisting and supporting the MDT to drive and co-ordinate discharges, ensuring effective, timely intervention from all disciplines
· Assist wards and teams with understanding and using the ‘Home First’ Model
· Support the integrated ‘Discharge Hub’ in matching patients to pathways
· Provide education in discharge planning to members of the MDT or other professional groups requiring this teaching
· Support transfers to NHS funded community venues/services
· Participate in the development of Trusted Assessment for care transfers
· Monitor performance associated with discharge, identifying gaps in service provision that may have a detrimental effect on length of stay, delayed transfers of care or patient experience
· Work with multi-agency representatives to reduce length of stay, numbers of super-stranded patients and delayed transfers of care, to achieve performance targets related to discharge
· Facilitate Trust’s compliance with current legislation relating to discharge planning
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse on current NMC register Qualified Health or Social Care Professional on HCPC register
Desirable criteria
- a) Teaching & Assessing b) Mentorship c) Experience in completing Fastracks
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good oral communication skills to establish and maintain relationships
Desirable criteria
- Good written communication skills
- Experience in Communication of unpleasant and/or upsetting information
- Ability to empathise and reassure in stressful situations
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maria Oakley Swift
- Job title
- Discharge Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- ext: 84062
- Additional information
Sabita Nair Muraleedharan
Discharge Coordinator
Worthing Hospital
01903 205111 Exn 86540/84832. Bleep 1431
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