The Head of the Transfer of Care Hub is a senior system appointment to deliver and lead a system-level discharge coordination centre for Oxfordshire health and social care system on behalf of Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT (OUH), Oxford Health NHS FT (OH) and Oxfordshire County Council (OCC).

As a highly experienced, credible, senior professional/clinician you will work in partnership with the system health and care leaders to coordinate care and support to reduce the number of days away from home for our patients. A hugely rewarding role with scope to work collaboratively to make a real difference to our patients.

The post-holder will use their knowledge and authority to manage effective use of discharge pathways across the system and leading system wide change in practice and culture.

Main duties of the job

Key Success Criteria

Delivery of an effective and multi-agency approach to transfer of care from a hospital setting to home for people leaving hospital who may require ongoing health or social care input (supporting discharge pathways 1, 2 and 3).

Demonstrable reduction in the overall use of bed provision both within the acute hospitals and Community wards and discharge to assess / interim bed provision within the community.

Contribution to a leadership culture of collaboration and trust, based on honest conversations and an understanding of system wide factors that may be impacted by the effectiveness of the Transfer of Care Hub.

Local compliance with national policies and guidance regarding hospital discharge.

By demonstrating exceptional leadership and communication skills the successful post holder will proactively drive system collaboration within a high risk and highly complex environment. They will provide operational leadership and management to teams across, OUH, OH and OCC whilst demonstrating mental agility and resilience in responding to highly sensitive situations necessitating rapid shifts between strategic and operational decision making.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Lead delivery of multidisciplinary operational meetings by the Transfer of Care Hub to support flow out of acute hospitals and community beds and ensure timely follow up of agreed community assessments.

Provide operational leadership and management responsibilities across teams for OUH, OH and OCC which support effective discharges for the Oxfordshire system.

Operate as a service expert for discharge planning, co-ordination and outcomes by providing expert advice to managers, matrons, professionals, other staff and partners.

Work with colleagues across the system to develop and deliver an outcome framework to measure success of the Transfer of Care Hub against key national and locally agreed criteria.

Conduct evaluation of the Transfer of Care Hub, benchmarking against best practice and policy both locally and nationally to support evidence-based recommendations for the future model of service and ongoing system development.

Provide operational leadership and line management for the Discharge Team and the Short Stay Hub Bed team within OUH and the Patient Flow Team within OH.

Person Specification

Shortlist offline

Essential

• ?Good understanding of the drivers around hospital discharge and the associated legislative frameworks that support this
• Process and system improvement.

Desirable

• ?Previous experience of implementing a Transfer of Care hub or Discharge to Assess service.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headington

Oxford

OX3 9DU

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