Discharge Facilitator | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,949 - £26,282 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Southport, PR8 6PN |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6138363/409-6138363 |
Summary
The Patient Discharge Facilitator will provide an essential support service to the efficient running of The Patient Flow Team.
They must have the ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to work on their own initiative.
The post holder must have excellent communication skills, IT competent, be able to work well under pressure and prioritise their work load.
They will assist in the safe and timely discharge of patients from both Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals.
• Work closely with clinicians, social work teams and multidisciplinary teams to deliver a high quality patient focused service.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams to facilitate accurate assessments of patient’s needs.
• Ensure that patients, relatives and carers are provided with information about discharge planning and that the information and timescales of the discharge are provided and understood.
• Liaise with pharmacy to ensure TTO’s are ready for the patients discharge
• Liaise with ambulance control when ambulance transport is required for the patients discharge.
• Liaise with care/nursing homes to ensure timely assessments and completion of required documentation to facilitate discharge.
• Attend the regular discharge planning meetings and raise any relevant issues with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure resolution prior to discharge.
• Ensure that all relevant discharge information is recorded accurately, processed on time and is communicated to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure awareness of the hospital discharge policies are communicated to all relevant parties.
The post holder will act as a competent and integral part of the team, supporting the medical and nursing team in the flow of patients out of the organisation from the Accident and Emergency department to the Rehabilitation wards.
They will liaise with key members of the multidisciplinary team, social services and partners to gain intelligence on actual or potential discharges and or barriers to discharges.
The post holder will be able to utilise and update the various IT systems available in the Trust to support the smooth flow of patients across the organisation.
For further information please see the attached Job Description.
Advertising Date: 9th April 2024
Closing Date: 17th April 2024
Shortlisting Date: 18th April 2024
Interview Date: 4th May 2024
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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