Discharge Co Ordinator- Acute Medicine

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to work closely with our Matrons, Clinical Nurse Manager and Charge nurses to facilitate the timely, effective and appropriate discharge of patients from the acute setting to the community, liaising with hospital, community, social and health service colleagues in order to promote a recoveryfocused discharge/transfer. The post holder will also play a key role in the development of an innovative service providing excellent discharge practices within the ward environment. The post holder will ensure best practice in planning safe and timely patient discharges in order to achieve best outcomes for patients as well as to optimise hospital bed utilisation and reduce length of stay.You will need to have excellent communication skills, organisation skills and have the ability to work under pressure.This will help us all to achieve a high quality service for all our patients

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will work in close liaison with the Matron, Clinical Nurse Manager and Charge nurses to facilitate the timely, effective and appropriate discharge of patients from the acute setting to the community, liaising with hospital, community, social and health service colleagues in order to promote a recovery focused discharge/transfer.The post holder will also play a key role in the development of an innovative service providing excellent discharge practices within the ward environment. The post holder will ensure best practice in planning safe and timely patient discharges in order to achieve best outcomes for patients as well as to optimise hospital bed utilisation and reduce length of stay.The post holder will be expected to become expert in the homecare, supported accommodation and placement options within the local area, and be able to offer advice to staff on the process required to access them. In conjunction with the Clinical Site Practitioner team, the post holder will also assist the multi-professional team giving support and advice and acting as a resource for all aspects of complex discharge planning.The post holder, in line with a recovery focused framework will develop close and effective partnership working with colleagues in statutory health and social services, as well as voluntary sector providers.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

o Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

o Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

o Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.