Pathway Facilitator | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7YA |
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7272311/839-7272311-MP |
Summary
The post holder will:
Co-ordinate admissions and discharges of patients admitted to the Specialist Palliative Care in-patient unit (PBL) working closely with the Palliative Care Coordination Centre.
Liaise closely with Health and Social Care across Norwich, South and North localities and Acute Trusts to ensure smooth, timely and coordinated admissions/discharges, transfers of care and discharges based on patient need and choice.
Work with the multidisciplinary team, identify the need for development in the present processes and proactively work towards improving flow of patients and preventing delay in discharge.
Co-ordinate admissions and discharges of patients admitted to the Specialist Palliative Care in-patient unit (PBL) working closely with the Palliative Care Coordination Centre.
Liaise closely with Health and Social Care across Norwich, South and North localities and Acute Trusts to ensure smooth, timely and coordinated admissions/discharges, transfers of care and discharges based on patient need and choice.
Work with the multidisciplinary team, identify the need for development in the present processes and proactively work towards improving flow of patients and preventing delay in discharge.
Read the attached job description and person specification file for more information.
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Professional/Clinical
1. To facilitate admission and discharge of patients ensuring high quality holistic and individualised care to patients and their families.
2. To ensure patient-centred and clinically effective service.
3. To participate in developing joint action plans, protocols and pathways and influence the use of these.
4. To work in line with protocols and pathways with appropriate information which prioritise palliative care patients and address the particular needs of this vulnerable group of patients.
5. Work closely with Trust colleagues in continuing care to design appropriate packages of care.
6. To facilitate patients being discharged into a virtual bed.
7. Work with the multidisciplinary team in order to provide a patient focused service ensuring smooth planning, co-ordination and communication between primary, intermediate and secondary services in order to facilitate seamless care.
8. To work in partnership with the referrals/triage team, medical, nursing, social worker and allied health professionals.
9. To be aware of local arrangements for health and social care, intermediate, primary care and community services. (It is increasingly evident that effective hospital discharges can only be achieved when there is good joint working between the NHS, local authorities, housing organisations, primary care and the independent and voluntary sectors).
10. Undertake assessments of patients and carers, identifying their psychological, social, practical and spiritual needs in accordance with NICE guidelines, demonstrating and applying knowledge of the options for discharge in order to develop a discharge plan to meet their needs.
11. To start planning the patient's discharge within 24 hours of the patient's admission using the discharge tool within the integrated notes.
12. To ensure individuals and their carers are actively engaged in the planning and delivery of their care.
13. To liaise with ward staff, pharmacy regarding organisation of TTOs.
14. To attend daily MDT handovers and Central Referral meetings as required.
15. To be responsible for making follow-up calls within 24 hours after discharge to patients and their families as necessary documenting the outcome in the notes.
16. To escort patients in transfers of care as necessary.
Please read the attached job description and person specification file for more information.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025
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