Job Description
BAND 6 COMMUNITY NURSE
Are you looking for a fresh challenge, are you committed to the delivery of high quality patient care and keen to be part of a team where your ideas and opinions are valued then look no further. NELFT are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurse to work as Discahrge planning clinician who should deliver a high standard of patient care and pathway managemnt to reduce delayed transfers of care acute trust and ensurte safe transfer of care into the community.
MAIN DUTIES OF THE ROLE
- To establish and maintain robust multi-disciplinary discharge planning arrangements in order to discharge patients safely and reduce length of stay, delayed transfers of care and re-admissions on behalf of the integrated discharge hub.
- To proactively co-ordinate, review, manage and facilitate discharges into community services by engaging the multi-disciplinary ward team.
- To ensure the discharge planning process is responsive to the needs of patients and their carers by means of joint working with the relevant acute, community and other external agencies.
- To complete Trusted assessment for residential homes and Nursing homes, verify information, prepare reports and facilitate transfer and timely discharge to care homes. To liaise and chase care home mangers and speed up response time so that patients can be discharged in a safe and timely way.
Essential Criteria For This Post Include
To be able to work flexibly covering shifts over 7 days a week between the hours of 8 am to 8pm.
To take the lead on the daily Integrated Discharge Hub calls and escalate delays to the relevant service lead.
To coordinate the daily list of patients optimised for discharge and share this list with all members of the Discharge Hub.
To be able to challenge discharge pathway, re-inforcing the home First approach for patients being discharged from the acute setting.
Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
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High Cost Area Supplement Outer London
(B\&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137p.a. pro rata for part time).
High Cost Area Supplement Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)
Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.