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Patient Flow Team Lead | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2024 |
| Location: | Negotiable, SS11 7XX |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6479918/364-A-7986 |
Summary
Patient Flow Team Lead
Band 7 - £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Base - Negotiable
The post holder will be responsible for leading safe, resilient, and consistent team management and facilitating safe and effective discharge in line with the Trust policies and procedures, supporting the planning and co-ordination of patient flow across the care pathways. This will involve working in collaboration with the ward teams, key partner organisations, service users, families, carers, and other key agencies to ensure meaningful admission and safe, appropriate discharge. This is a senior leadership role and is focused on the quality of patient experience through delivery of high quality, safe and effective care and the post holder will demonstrate the Trust values and behaviours.
The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist advice and support to the wards and their multi-professional teams and community services in managing effective patient discharge as an integral part of care management across the Trust.
Responsible for maintaining a collaborative working interface with Community and Home Treatment Teams in order to identify patients suitable for discharge, and to work together to promote a smooth discharge pathway from inpatient services.
To work with the integrated flow team and other services to identify practical help that can be provided to clients in achieving a timely discharge.
To work as part an effective member of the multi-disciplinary flow team, leading and actively role modelling high standards of care.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
1. Work in partnership with the ward teams, external services (e.g., social services, community, and voluntary services), and commissioners to support patient flow from admission to discharge, coordinating seamless and timely packages of care, geared to the needs of the service user.
2. Support the wider inpatient and community MDT to identify potential barriers to admission/discharge and how these can be resolved at an early stage to prevent unnecessary delays.
3. Lead the patient flow team, being responsible for identifying potential complex discharges on admission, and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team set and monitor discharge dates to assist the Trust in meeting its NHS targets.
4. Provide direction, guidance and advice to ward based discharge co-ordination team, maintain oversight of progression.
5. Hold line management responsibility.
6. Have a working knowledge of the various funding streams and options to support effective discharge and the assessments and processes required to access them.
7. Negotiate funding with Clinical Commissioning Groups for home care packages and placements for patients meeting the criteria for fully funded NHS continuing health care.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jul 2024
Band 7 - £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Base - Negotiable
The post holder will be responsible for leading safe, resilient, and consistent team management and facilitating safe and effective discharge in line with the Trust policies and procedures, supporting the planning and co-ordination of patient flow across the care pathways. This will involve working in collaboration with the ward teams, key partner organisations, service users, families, carers, and other key agencies to ensure meaningful admission and safe, appropriate discharge. This is a senior leadership role and is focused on the quality of patient experience through delivery of high quality, safe and effective care and the post holder will demonstrate the Trust values and behaviours.
The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist advice and support to the wards and their multi-professional teams and community services in managing effective patient discharge as an integral part of care management across the Trust.
Responsible for maintaining a collaborative working interface with Community and Home Treatment Teams in order to identify patients suitable for discharge, and to work together to promote a smooth discharge pathway from inpatient services.
To work with the integrated flow team and other services to identify practical help that can be provided to clients in achieving a timely discharge.
To work as part an effective member of the multi-disciplinary flow team, leading and actively role modelling high standards of care.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
1. Work in partnership with the ward teams, external services (e.g., social services, community, and voluntary services), and commissioners to support patient flow from admission to discharge, coordinating seamless and timely packages of care, geared to the needs of the service user.
2. Support the wider inpatient and community MDT to identify potential barriers to admission/discharge and how these can be resolved at an early stage to prevent unnecessary delays.
3. Lead the patient flow team, being responsible for identifying potential complex discharges on admission, and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team set and monitor discharge dates to assist the Trust in meeting its NHS targets.
4. Provide direction, guidance and advice to ward based discharge co-ordination team, maintain oversight of progression.
5. Hold line management responsibility.
6. Have a working knowledge of the various funding streams and options to support effective discharge and the assessments and processes required to access them.
7. Negotiate funding with Clinical Commissioning Groups for home care packages and placements for patients meeting the criteria for fully funded NHS continuing health care.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jul 2024