Discharge Coordinator

**1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for 3 months**
- Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*

An exciting development opportunity has arisen to join our multi-disciplinary team as a band 4 discharge coordinator.

The role of the discharge coordinator will be to actively and independently monitor the multi-disciplinary management and discharge plan for all patients to ensure efficient, timely discharges.

You will be expected to work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, adult social care, nursing and medical staff, Crisis Team and the patient flow team. Externally you will need to have working relationships with relatives, care agencies, Community Mental Health Teams, the Carers Hub, Housing providers to name but a few.

The post is full time 37.5 hours. for 3 months with view to extend based on efficacy of role.

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The job involves taking an overarching role in supporting patient flow through the system. A critical success factor in this role is reducing the length of stay for all patients. To enable a patient to achieve their optimum level of independence and rehabilitation potential.

You must therefore have excellent communication skills and be confident to work on many levels within the MDT as well as external community organisations. In return we can offer you day to day support and a real commitment to your personal development plan.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with experience of rehabilitation within a hospital setting and possibly community working, who would like to develop their career in a friendly and local environment.

If you are passionate about delivering quality care improving and maintaining patient flow and are committed to working in an integrated way with our partners in health and social care, we would love to hear from you.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

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