Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Discharge Lounge
Band 5
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Job Title: Staff Nurse
Division: Corporate
Care Group: Operations
Band: 5
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Interview Date: 03 December 2024
We are recruiting for a Staff Nurse - Discharge Lounge who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Discharge Lounge is very dynamic inpatient area which accepts patients ready to leave hospital, waiting for medications and/or transport home. As a Registered Nurse working in the Lounge you will be expected to:
- Take on self-initiative to proactively seek for patients suitable to come to the lounge using the TeleTracking system
- To contact wards to obtain handovers
- To communicate effectively and professionally with other colleagues and services.
- To organize patient's transfers to the Lounge
- To challenge any gaps in the plans for discharge
- To complete medication rounds for the patients in the Lounge when they are due
- To keep patients informed on the progress of their discharge
- To liaise with the pharmacy department and teams to follow up on the progress and dispensing of patient's medications
- To check patient's TTOs and assure they are complete
- To liaise with the hospital Social Services/Discharge team, care homes and other hospitals to assure that the patients are discharged to the right places and by the right time.
- To communicate with NOKs to assure they are kept up to date with the discharge plans and time of patient's leaving hospital.
- To Document the care they provide for patients and complete Discharge Checklist for every patient leaving the hospital.
- To assure patients receive good care and experience whilst in the Lounge and complete Friends and Family surveys with patients to support that.
- To promote team work and maintain good relationships with colleagues
- To be able to use the transport booking electronic system and use that to book and track patients transport.
- To be able to recognize signs of deterioration in patients, complete their observations and escalate appropriately
- To liaise closely with the Site practitioners to escalate any issues surrounding patients discharge and maintain safe and effective hospital flow.
The Discharge Lounge will provide you with the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills in the discharge process and practices which can be very complex at times.
Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within our organisation we do recommend that staff are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, this is no longer a mandatory requirement.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experience in Discharging patients
- Supervision of junior staff
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
- Have knowledge in the different discharge pathways
- An understanding of Audit and Research Based Nursing Practice
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge of the individual’s responsibility towards health and safety
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs of care
- Is organized and able to prioritise accordingly
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Basic computer skills including ability to use Microsoft Word and awareness of using TeleTracking system
- Is able to recognize and escalate deteriorating patient
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Able to supervise and teach junior staff
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lazarina Stefanova
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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