Hospital Discharge Facilitator

3 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting and patient focused role has become available to provide a high quality Hospital Discharge service within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to prevent hospital delays and re-admissions. The objective of the role is to provide a seamless discharge with all provisions in place for a safe discharge by co-ordinating all service provisions together that are required upon discharge.

The individual will be a part of a team where you will be responsible for the effective communication and co-ordination between wards, clinical teams and services outside the hospital.e.g. Adult Social Care.

The individual will need to proactively manage the Hospital Discharge waiting lists for all discharge pathways requiring service provisions.

The individual will also be part of the team working towards developing the Hospital Discharge HUB working alongside Health & Social Care professionals.
- To process and coordinate all referrals for Social Care and Community NHS Services from GP, Hospitals and Health and Social Care professionals, in a timely and professional manner.
- To receive and make telephone calls from/to other health and social care professionals.
- Responsible for the coordination of hospital discharges for patients who require on-going care to support them at home. (This includes Health, Social Care teams and Independent Sector provider services)

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of six months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.



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