Discharge Hub Assistant Practitioner

1 month ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Discharge Hub Nurse

The Discharge Hub is looking for an experienced Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to work within a triaging multi-disciplinary team. The Discharge Hub is an exciting joint venture for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Devon County Council. The Hub receives referrals from the Acute and Community Hospitals in Torbay and South Devon, plus West Devon, Derriford and The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

The work is varied and extremely patient- focused to ensure that the person receives the onward support that matches their needs and profile. We are looking for the post holder to work with the team to triage the complex nursing cases and continually work to improve the quality of the service provided. The post holder will be required to undertake delegated assessments, with support from the occupational therapists in the community or hospital settings support localities for 'Discharge to Assess'. The post holder will need sound clinical reasoning skills, enjoy a challenge and have a good knowledge of Acute and Community Services. The Hub team is diverse and a very supportive unit. The post holder would work very closely with their acute and community colleagues who include the Complex Hospital Discharge Team, Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers and Discharge Co-ordinators. Ongoing training will be provided and development opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that own contribution to service is delivered in a way that meet the diverse population of Southern Devon and adhere to the trust policy on equality and diversity. To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised person-centred patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory body's guidelines. To maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. To record activity on a clinical data base as required. To work within a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role, supporting work of all staff including Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Health and Social Care Coordinators and Social Care Assessors. To work with the wider locality teams and onward services, working together to ensure patients' needs are met by the right person at the right time. Communicate with both colleagues and patients with humanity and compassionate as you would expect from others, showing empathy and kindness to everyone. Maintain a sensitive approach in emotionally challenging situations, palliative care. To strive to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our people to be able to live their lives to the full. Taking every opportunity to encourage and support individuals to improve their own health and wellbeing.

About us

Why work with us

The work is varied and extremely patient focused to ensure that the person receives the onward support that matches their needs and profile. The Hub team is diverse and a very supportive unit. The post holder would work very closely with their acute and community colleagues who include the Complex Hospital Discharge Team, Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers and Discharge Co-ordinators.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake the triage of referrals presented to the Discharge Hub and work as part of an MDT approach to advice of the most appropriate short-term offer to support the patients identified needs.

To use your experience and clinical skills to aid the MDT in the Discharge Hub to problem solve and match onward services to patient profiles.

Be able to formulate discharge plans to meet the patients needs with information from the Acute and Community Hospitals and match with the availability of the services within the community.

To undertake delegated assessments, with support from the occupational therapists in the community or hospital settings support localities for Discharge to Assess patients, in order to contribute to excellent patient care and support hospital discharges.

To assess for and supply necessary equipment from our community equipment providers, to support hospital discharge and the discharge to assess model.

Wherever possible to contribute to expediting hospital discharges and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.

Act as an autonomous practitioner evidencing problem solving, decision making and independent judgement in a variety of community and office-based settings and situations.

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification .

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

Must hold or be willing to undertake Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Health & Social Care Practice (this is a two year course) To be eligible to enrol on the course you will require 48-60 UCAS points, from at least one of the following: A Levels, BTEC Nationals, Access to Higher Education Diploma, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications. Level 2 English and Maths are also essential. Previous experience of working within a healthcare/caring environment.

Desirable

Experience within designated clinical area.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Ability to undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area Ability to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care. Ability to undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of works Detailed knowledge and experience of professional roles within a multi disciplinary team Experience of working in a care setting Experience of supporting other workers Delivering patient focused care

Desirable

Experience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care Experience of working under distanced supervision

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