Rapid Community Discharge

5 months ago


Reading, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the Rapid Community Discharge Service based at RBH. We are looking to recruit a band 5 discharge facilitator for the Rapid Community Discharge. You will be working as part of a small team who work across 7 days a week Monday - Sunday to support and enable the effective flow of patients from the acute hospital ensuring successful and timely onward transition to the next step in the patient’s pathway. This role entails working with multi-systems partners to ais patients’ safe discharges from the acute unit to various community settings. You will be working closely with the organisation, integrated teams, key stakeholders, and partners.

Excellent communication is a key skill required for the role; you will have previous experience of working in the NHS. You will have excellent organizational and computer skills and be able to demonstrate an ability to navigate various systems and software packages.

We are looking for an excellent communicator who can work closely with key stakeholders within the Acute Trust delivering a community driven discharge to assess approach to discharge

The post holder will work as a Junior discharge facilitator for the Rapid Community Discharge Team based at RBH

The Junior Discharge facilitator will work autonomously to ensure a seamless interface between RBH colleagues identifying patients medically fit for discharge and then ready to leave hospital.

Day to day you will be working within the team to ensure the effective discharges of patients - maintaining active and up to date lists of patients ready to leave hospital

To adopt a problem-solving approach negotiating and facilitating effective discharge

Establishing and maintaining relationships with other partners organizations in the surrounding areas

Identify any obstacles to discharge and work to resolve escalating as appropriate to progress discharge.

Maintain all office systems both electronic and hard copy across the service.

To use the processes in HDT to aid swift safe discharge from the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The postholder will need to work closely with key stakeholders within the Acute Trust - delivering a community driven, discharge to assess approach to discharge - enabling the effective flow of patients into the right service at the right time.

The team will work to ensure a seamless interface between RBH colleagues identifying patients medical fit for discharge, and then ready to leave hospital.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare**:
Caring for and about you is our top priority

Committed to providing good quality, safe services

Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

**Benefits of working for us include**:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance.

27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme

Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.

Free parking across Trust sites

**The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role**:
Educated at degree level NVQ 4 or equivalent.

People and networking skills to work effectively with colleagues and system partners - with excellent listening and communication skills. Excellent computer skills with knowledge of the various systems

Calm approach and ability to prioritise and work within a busy team.

E xperience of working in a community service setting



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