Band 4 Care Pathway Facilitator | Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £12,432 - £13,466 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7266283/162-7027-SW-A |
Summary
Specialist Medicine care group requires an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated care pathway facilitator to assist with the discharges and flow across the care group. You will be required to carry out paperwork according to the pathways that the discharge falls under, early planning of discharges from admission, great communication skills, confident to challenge in difficult situations, cross cover at KGH if needed. The post is Monday to Friday currently however this could change in the future. You would be required to work as part of the MDT team and work with external professionals to provide the safest discharge for our patients.
This role will be joining the team of existing care pathway facilitators to plan and manage timely and appropriate transfers of care (discharge) for patients from the hospital; working to support the Trust goal to increase the number of discharges/transfers taking place before 10 am. The role will involve focusing on patients that no longer meet the criteria to reside in an acute hospital bed and working towards a same day discharge. The post holder will work as part of the ward team to focus on early identification of potential discharge planning issues or complex needs, by communicating with patients and families/carers on admission. The role will link in with multidisciplinary team and system partners to ensure smooth and safe discharges. This will involve working with system partners to ensure plans are in place and well communicated to both patients and their families/carers.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer inspecial measures; we’ve openedtwo new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been namedthe top CEOby the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’sand get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen’s Health Hubin Ilford; anAgeing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospitaland atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hubin Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wageemployer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Jun 2025
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