Job summary
Employer heading
Discharge Facilitator
Band 3
Job overview
Discharge Facilitator – Band 3 - Ward 222 - NIVCCU
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our team on Ward 113 - Respiratory at Royal Stoke University Hospital as a Discharge Facilitator.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
You will assist the qualified nurses to plan and facilitate timely discharge processes for patients from point of admission to the ward environment to the discharge of patients to their own home or alternative care facilities.
The post holder will have excellent communication skills and have the ability, drive and enthusiasm to work within a motivated team to provide high quality patient care the post holder will ideally have experience as a Discharge facilitator or Skills
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager (details below)
Please contact Ward Manager for Ward 113
Sister Kerry Mayer
01782 671144 and ask for Ward Sister
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of community services/DST process/Social care etc
- Good level of literacy and numeracy
Applicant requirements
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
- Kerry Mayer
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 671144
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