Discharge Team Occupational Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE18 4QH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9197-25-0677 |
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To work alongside therapists on the ward and the MDT to plan discharges of patients with complex needs, prioritising efficiently to reduce long length of stay. To undertake discharge planning and coordination of complex patients. To carry out joint working with others from the Trust and across other agencies. Support ward based multi-disciplinary teams in making timely referrals and progressing discharge arrangements, addressing areas of concern and offering advice and practical support to enhance discharge plans. Maintain a close working relationship with social services and primary care trusts/teams to assist with MDT agreed discharge plans and enable timely transfer of care. Attend identified daily ward board reviews. Work effectively as part of the multi-professional, inter-disciplinary team. Lead on ensuring the timely completion of key documentation to support discharge planning; DST, Checklists and D2A Passports. Manage and co-ordinate the most complex group of patients and/or those likely to require significant co-ordination. Provide specialist assessment/advice on various discharge care pathways and process. Support the ward teams in developing processes to ensure all patients have a discharge plan developed by the ward within 24 hours of admission. Provide a key point of information, reducing the duplication of communication and documenting all actions clearly within the Discharge database. Attend daily flow meetings and advising site management on managing patient flow. Lead on liaising with families in complex discharge planning, ensure they are kept up to date and organising family meetings as appropriate. Attend TOCC meetings with local authority and CCG colleagues to ensure timely and effective discharge of patients and ensure timely escalation of potential issues. Ensure all patients have recorded Expected Discharge Dates. Monitor, record and accurately progress and all delays related to planning for discharge and escalate themed delays to Service Manager. Discharge management to be across the Divisions, taking new patients on a needs and workload related basis. Discuss with the Discharge Manager any plans in relation to service development, service improvement, and the resolution of any on-going problems. Using evidence base research or local audits to influence service improvement plans. Support the patient flow to the Discharge Lounge ensuring optimising the use of the facility through the day. Collect data pertaining to discharge and work towards supporting KPIs and improvements in quality of care and process efficiency. Develop policy and guidelines for own work area and ensure policies and guidance are cascaded to and applied across the work area.