Staff Nurse Band 5

Job summary

ARE YOU THE PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR? We are seeking highly motivated and confident band 5 nurses to work within our new and developing Flow team as part of the LLR discharge hub. You will be supporting all 12 community hospital wards in the allocation, safe transfer and discharge of all patients coming into and leaving the community hospital wards. We are looking for people who have a keen interest in Transfer of care, capacity, flow and discharge planning. The right candidates will need to have a moderate level of IT skills, basic data collection abilities, excellent negotiating skills and show a holistic approach and a passion for discharge and transfer of care.

You will work as part of our team but there will be times when you will be working autonomously and also have the opportunity to provide support and education to our ward teams.

If this is something that appeals to you, then we should talk. You can make a real difference to patients on our wards- supporting them to be in the right place at the right time to meet their needs.

If you have any questions or want more information please contact Esther Hyde07342 066502 or Jennie Goode 07770 704995

We currently have an agile working environment but also divide our working time between the 8 sites within the community services, so the ability to drive is essential.

The Trust encourages a healthy work life balance and flexible working opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

Working within a team but with a range of multi disciplinaryteam presentto enable safe and timely dischargesrvices, liaising with acute and out of area hospitals and LPT Community wards.

Liaising with system partners and building relationships to provide successful integrated care systems.

Triaging and coordinating admissions to our 7 community hospital

Ensuring timely transfer from Acute trusts ,GPS and out of area

Supporting LPT wards in the facilitation of safe and timely discharges, often supporting in complex cases, working with teams closely to provide resolutions and support in difficult and complex discharge situations.

To collate and submit data daily and weekly as part of the team to ensure that local and national standards are maintained and improvements are made where needed.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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