Out of Area Flow Practitioner - RMN/RLDN/OT/SW

Job summary

Are you a qualified and registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist seeking a new and exciting challenge?

We are recruiting band 6 practitioner to help support the ongoing development of our Discharge Team working with service users who's hospital care is being delivered outside of LSCFT. The post holder will be expected to meet service delivery working Monday - Friday, 0900-1700.

These posts will be based at The Harbour, Blackpool.

The Fylde Coast currently have out of area providers giving care to some service users, given recent research it is important that localities are supporting admissions further away from home to reduce their occurrence. The candidate will have the knowledge, skills and drive to support Fylde service users through their admissions to out of area hospitals and The Harbour.

This is an interesting development opportunity for experienced practitioners to join a team refining the discharge pathway for patients, particularly those with complex needs requiring funded packages of care.

Main duties of the job

You will provide clinical management and co-ordination of complex mental health discharge pathways working collaboratively within a wider multi-organisational team as part of co-produced service developments. The post holder will require a working knowledge of commissioning processes.

The post holder will use their experience and knowledge of specialist discharge pathways and out of hospital provision to influence discharge decisions; promoting the alternatives to restricted environments and working with the patient and the clinical team to increase confidence in the combined impact of multi-agency discharge support, balancing risk and responsibility. The post is largely ward based supporting the ward Multi-Disciplinary Teams around effective discharge planning. Service need is across a number of our LCFT wards and the post holder may be required to travel across LCFT hospital sites.

You will have a role in contributing to and reviewing the discharge plans of patients to ensure that the patient is progressing (including rehabilitation) to the least restrictive environment that will meet their needs for safety and service quality. You will be responsible for making recommendations for patients who are suitable for transfer to a less restrictive environment and will support the Care Coordinator with this process.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Harbour

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Harbour

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

Employer's website

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

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