Senior Practitioner Patient Flow

Promote effective patient flow based on individual service users care pathways whilst ensuring least restrictive practice and optimizing lengths of stay.

Support GMMH Trust wide goal to reduce out of area placements

Participate in relevant GMMH Trust Wide Patient Flow Service meetings

Spoke team work predominantly 9am to 5pm with some out of hours and nights as required by service.

Provide supervision and training as required to junior members and students of the GMMH Patient Flow Service.

To promote and facilitate timely admissions and discharges within inpatient unit through safe, timely and effective bed management as an integral part of the CPA process.

To act as a resource to provide education, advice and support relating to all aspects of admissions and discharge planning.

To operate as a member of Inpatient Multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical expertise to facilitate safe discharge from the inpatient service.

To chair the local bed management meetings and board rounds and keep accurate records.

To liaise closely and effectively with key staff in other agencies RAID, CMHT, HBTT, EIT, Later Life, LD and Rehabilitation Services etc to maximize safe and timely discharges.

To participate in the local on call rotas as required.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
- Provide clinical expertise regarding admission and discharge criteria and ensure bed management policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Gate keep referrals to the inpatient services ensuring the least restrictive options are applied at all times to manage service users
- Work with referrers to ascertain any alternative to the requested admission
- To agree transport arrangements including number of escorts required as necessary for service user transfers to and from the inpatient units.
- Work in conjunction with existing care coordinators to facilitate discharge.
- Complete referrals to CMHT for individuals requiring Care Coordinator and maintain liaison with relevant services in the interim
- Develop links with housing provider services ensuring that procedures are implemented: for example homelessness.
- Developing links with independent service providers.
- Ensure inpatient CPA pathway is implemented
- Attend CPA, MDT and Ward Round Meetings as required.
- Ensure that inpatient CPA care levels are reviewed and updated as appropriate.
- Maintain an up to date working knowledge of Mental Health Legislation, CPA procedure, safeguarding and risk management.
- Ensure KPI’s and relevant CQUIN targets are completed and maintained.
- Undertake clinical assessments as necessary, including patients placed in other hospitals (NHS and private providers).
- To support and participate in Care & Treatment Reviews (CTR) following admission of service user with a diagnosis of learning disability.
- Undertake assessments on service users in hospital who may benefit from early supported discharge and to explore this option with the MDT, service user and their carer where appropriate
- Supporting the inpatient service to make post discharge follow up arrangements and complete 48 hr. and 7 day follow ups as required
- Complete referrals to HBT and CMHT services as required to facilitate early and supported discharge from the inpatient services.
- Undertake risk assessment and risk management to an exemplary standard to promote patient safety in line with Trust Policy and Procedure
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical records including inputting data into clinical information systems and local recording systems.
- Participate in supervision, appraisal and training required to maintain clinical competence
- Engage in Team meetings
- Engage in daily huddle meetings ensuring that demand and capacity is communicated effectively between the Hub and Spoke Practitioners as well as the whole Trust