Senior Patient Flow Hub Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, BL9 7TD |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7238403/311-B445-25-B |
Summary
· Promote effective patient flow based on individual service users care pathways whilst ensuring least restrictive practice and optimizing lengths of stay and support the PCFT Trust wide goal to reduce out of area placements.
· 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 operate as a member of Inpatient Multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical expertise to facilitate safe discharge from the inpatient service.
· To liaise closely and effectively with key staff in other agencies HBTT, CMHT, EIT, Older people’s services, LD and Rehabilitation Services etc to maximize safe and timely discharges
· To act as a resource to provide education, advice and support relating to all aspects of admissions and discharge planning and provide supervision and training as required to junior members and students of the PCFT Trust Wide Patient Flow Service.
· Participate in relevant PCFT Trust Wide Patient Flow meetings and provide cover as required for the Hub.
· The hub team will work shifts to provide cover 7 days per week.
· The post holder will chair the local bed management meetings and board rounds and keep accurate records.
· Provide clinical expertise regarding admissionanddischargecriteria andensure bed management policies and proceduresare adhered to.
· Gatekeep allreferralstotheinpatientservicesensuring theleastrestrictiveoptionsare applied at all times to manage service users, complete required documentation and update service users’ electronic clinical records as required.
· Workwithreferrerstoascertain anyalternativetotherequestedadmission.
· Workinconjunctionwithexistingcarecoordinatorstofacilitatedischarge.
· Developlinkswithhousingproviderservicesensuringthatproceduresare implemented: for example homelessness.
· AttendCPA,MDTandWardRoundMeetingsasrequired.
· Ensure inpatient CPA pathway is implemented for all service users, inpatient CPA care levels are reviewed and updated as appropriate and discharge CPA’s including crisis plans are completed at point of discharged and communicated with key individuals in the absence of a care coordinator.
· EnsureKPI’s,andrelevantCQUINandorCQCtargetsarecompletedandmaintained.
· Undertakeclinicalassessmentsasnecessary,includingpatientsplacedinother hospitals (NHS and private providers).
· Undertake assessmentsonserviceusers inhospital whomaybenefitfromearly supported discharge and to explore this option with the MDT, service user and their carer where appropriate.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
· Actasapointofcontactandco-ordinateadmissiontoinpatientservices.
· ActaschairforBedManagementmeetingsasrequiredandmaintainandshare accurate records.
· Actasachairfordailyboardrounds
· LiaisecloselywithClinicalLeads,ServiceManagersand WardManagerrebedusage, barriers to discharge escalating areas of concern as appropriate.
· AttendMDTWardReviewstotrackserviceusersprogress,identifybarriersto discharge and facilitate discharge as clinically indicated
· WorkcloselywithCommunityMulti-disciplinaryteams.
· Liaisecloselywithotherhospitalsandserviceprovidersregardingbed management issues.
· Tocarryacontacttelephoneduringworkinghoursandalways be contactable, updating the wider Patient Flow Service throughout the shift
· Tocontributetoreviewsofbedmanagementprocedure/policies.
· Providewrittenreportsasnecessaryincludingbutnotlimitedtoreportsondelayed discharges, readmissions and out ofarea placements.
· ProvideinformationtosupportresponsestotheICBandothersasisrequired.
· Be able to communicate effectivelyand fluentlyto otherprofessionals and signpost where necessary.
· Tomaintainaccurateon-linebedmanagementrecords
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025