Discharge Specialist Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ,
York, North Yorkshire
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Hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week Contract: Permanent * Are you enthusiastic, motivated and looking for a new and exciting challenge? * Do you want to develop and extend your skills and knowledge within a Discharge Liaison Team? If so, then this could be the job for you! York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated Discharge Liaison Specialist Nurse/ Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist. The integrated complex discharge hub provides a service to patients and customers across York Hospital, White Cross Court Rehabilitation Hospital, St Helens Rehabilitation Hospital, Scarborough Hospital, Bridlington, Selby New War Memorial Hospital and St Monica's Easingwold. Please note that for this post we are welcoming applications from both registered Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapists, and Nursing professionals. About the role: You will join a developing inter-agency team, working closely with; ward staff, Social Care, Continuing Health Care and the voluntary sector. Therefore you must be able to demonstrate collaborative working, as well as being able to build effective relationships with colleagues from other healthcare professions. The team is developing in line with national guidelines to facilitate complex discharge planning, with an ethos of 'home first', and the successful candidate will be employed as an integrated team member with our partners. As a Discharge Liaison Nurse/ Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist, you will be expected to demonstrate a wide range of knowledge, skills and experience in relation the following: * Delayed Transfers of Care (DToC) * Continuing Health Care (CHC) * Choice of Accommodation * Patients who require long term care * Patient assessments in relation to requirements for rehabilitation and packages of care. You will be required to have high level sensitive discussions with patients and their families, and on occasion be able to diplomatically challenge conversations, in order to achieve the best outcome for patients for a safe discharge. You will benefit from working within a small, friendly, experienced, pro-active team who are looking for a colleague with a positive approach, and has a flexible and patient centred approach. Please note the hours available for this post are to be worked over a 7 day period. What are we looking for: You should be a dynamic, forward thinking practitioner, with the desire to develop and improve services. You must have relevant clinical experience, and excellent communication and organisational skills. The successful candidate will hold their own caseload within the acute hospital and/or the community in patient units. The ability to escalate concerns via appropriate channels of escalation, is also essential in this role. The successful candidate will be required to use a variety of computer applications, and should be confident in IT skills. Please note: The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the local area during the course of a normal working day, is essential for this role. We would strongly encourage anyone interested in this exciting opportunity, to contact us to arrange an informal visit to the unit. If you are passionate about making a difference, and want to contribute to an Organisation which is continuously striving to improve, then we would love to hear from you. It's not just the area that's a great draw, as well: as a member of our team, you'll have access to one of the most generous and comprehensive pension schemes in the UK, a minimum of 27 days annual leave (on top of Bank Holidays) and an award-winning package of staff benefits (see link on the right). For further details / informal visits contact: Ann Kershaw, Integrated Discharge Liaison Team Leader ann.kershaw@york.nhs.uk Tel: 01904 725989 or Gillian Younger, Senior Operational Manager for the Discharge Liaison Team gillian.younger@york.nhs.uk Tel: 07773576824 Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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