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Transitional Care & Flow Discharge Coordinator | Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 31 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 August 2024 |
| Location: | Boston, PE21 9QS |
| Company: | Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6523223/818-IUC214-A |
Summary
The Transitional Care Flow Discharge Co-ordinator is an exciting role within the transitional care and patient flow.
To work as LCHS representative working in conjunction with band 6 Clinical flow Practitioner in the Transfer of Care Hub’s (ToCH) in Boston and/or Lincoln acute hospital sites.
The successful candidate will be working with the ToCH as an advocate for our service and dealing with stakeholders on a daily basis. They must be able to work with daily challenges that reflects LCHS while working for the best outcome for the patient.
The successful candidate will discuss optimised patients as they are declared on hospital ward communication system, with the ability to escalate to the Transfer of care practitioner both remotely and face to face to ensure smooth flow from the acute to Transitional care and flow.
Our Transfer care Team sits within the Transfer of Care hubs and within the community working as an MDT. Catering for patients coming out of the acute hospitals, both in and out of the county. Transitional Care is a function of the Integrated Community Teams and is designed to promote care for patients needing further therapy post discharge, prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions and premature admission to long term residential care, support timely discharge from hospital and maximise independent living. We pride ourselves on using the Home First principle for each patient and ensuring the patient gets the correct care and the correct venue.
TRANSITIONAL CARE AND FLOW COORDINATOR
BAND 4
FULL TIME TO COVER A 7 DAY WEEK SERVICE 0800-2000
BASE- Pilgrim hospital, Boston and Lincoln County Hospital
We have an exciting opportunity within our Transitional Care and Flow Discharge team for someone to join us to support within the Transitional of care hub.
The post is face to face role that supports our patients in their care journey both to be able to actively assist the Acute hospitals in the flow of the patients discharge and our service within Transitional care. The role also involves the interaction and working alongside but the public and professionals and also can involve compiling reports and wider system calls.
We require someone that has good communication skills and keyboard skills and is familiar with system1.
You will need to show that you are a team player supporting your service and willing to be adaptable as well as supporting the wider acute TRUSTs. You will also be able to work independently and within a timeframe to ensure that pathway processes are followed without delay to our patients needing input from our hospitals, home and care settings.
If you think you would like to embrace this opportunity and add to your portfolio of skills please don't hesitate to contact the lead for this role.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagementin the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out morehttps://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev
Please see the duties on the Job Description for full details of this Transitional care and flow job role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Aug 2024