Job summary
The discharge lounge offers a safe comfortable environment for patients whilst waiting to be discharged from hospital to their home. Patients are discharged through the Lounge to maintain and facilitate capacity and flow of the hospital, freeing up much needed beds for emergency and elective patients on a day to day basis. As a Staff Nurse working in the team you will work within the discharge team alongside site managers and ward team to ensure seamless discharges.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and forward thinking staff nurse to join the team in the Discharge Lounge at Wexham Park Hospital.
Working with a well established team, the post holder will be able to work independently to work with the ward teams to move patients to the discharge lounge to support with capacity and patient flow.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Discharge Lounge nurse will assist patients with:
- The prescribed medications required to take home on discharge. These will be explained by the trained member of staff.
- Follow up District nurse referrals if needed.
- Administer any medications as needed and indicated.
- Liaise Site Managers and Discharge Coordinators and care providers.
- Liaise with transport.
- Liaise with pharmacy.
- Contact next of kin.
- Check observations when needed.
- Health education on Discharge.
- Any support you in all matters relating to your discharge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Discharge Lounge nurse will assist patients with:
- The prescribed medications required to take home on discharge. These will be explained by the trained member of staff.
- Follow up District nurse referrals if needed.
- Administer any medications as needed and indicated.
- Liaise Site Managers and Discharge Coordinators and care providers.
- Liaise with transport.
- Liaise with pharmacy.
- Contact next of kin.
- Check observations when needed.
- Health education on Discharge.
- Any support you in all matters relating to your discharge.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current (or pending) NMC Registration
Experience
Essential
- 1 year experience in Nursing
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current (or pending) NMC Registration
Experience
Essential
- 1 year experience in Nursing
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
