We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Nurse or Therapist with an understanding of the benefits of early discharge and rehabilitation within a familiar home environment. Someone who can work within a Multi-disciplinary Team, using their initiative to make decisions around complex issues.

The successful candidate will promote and implement the Discharge to Assess principles and pathways. They will identify, assess and co-ordinate services to support the safe discharge and transfer of patients with complex needs, liaising with the Multi-disciplinary Team and partner agencies across acute and community settings.

You will be either be a qualified Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.

Main duties of the job

1.To ensure patient discharge care needs are assessed, planned implemented and evaluated using research evidence as appropriate.

2. To provide leadership to facilitate excellent nursing or therapy care in order to promote rehabilitation, patient independence and therefore earlier discharge from hospital.

3. To ensure all nursing or therapy procedures are carried out in accordance with Royal Derby Hospital policies taking appropriate action in emergency situations.

4. In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, be responsible for setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of care particularly for patients with multiple needs who require complex packages.

5. Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives and carers being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times.

6. Ensuring that accurate and timely records of discharge planning assessments, planning, interventions and contacts are maintained

Closing date of applications: 22nd September 2023

Interview date: 6th October 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A& Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Person Specification

Planning

Essential

• Organising Skills

Desirable

• Management and prioritise work load

Discharge knowledge

Essential

• Relevant discharge experience, complex case management

Desirable

• Community experience/knowledge

Skills

Essential

• Interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• IT skills including lorenzo, MS teams

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable Band 5 experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Registration

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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