Sanctuary Personnel is currently seeking an experienced Band 6 Complex Discharge Facilitator to take on a new locum opportunity based in Worcester.
Location: Worcester
Contract Type: Locum, 3-month ongoing contract
Pay Rate: £26.48 per hour (assignment rate)
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
Duties:
- Support the ward staff with complex discharges taking the lead in discharge arrangements for individual patients where appropriate, liaising effectively with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Community settings
- Act as a resource for patients, relatives and carers requiring information on discharge processes, services available and all other issues related to discharge
- Regularly attend MDT meetings within our Inpatient Wards and Rehabilitation Units to work alongside the clinical teams in ensuring that patients are supported to be discharged in a timely manner
- Lead on the coordination of 117 aftercare plans and support with wider teams and the local authority
- Manage your own caseloads of patients and prioritise cases where necessary
- Use your initiative and take responsibility for yourselves and the quality of your work and the service you provide to patients
- Assist in finding appropriate placements, supported living and residential care for patients who require this level of support upon discharge
Requirements of the Complex Discharge Facilitator:
- RMN/Social Worker
- Diploma / Degree or working towards
- Evidence of portfolio of knowledge, skills and professional development
- Ideally have prior experience working in this environment
- Significant relevant post qualification experience
- Experience of liaison with other agencies, e.g. social care, voluntary sector
- Experience of the funding processes for NHS funded care and social care
- Discharge planning experience
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of conducting and contributing to ongoing assessment
- Experience of the CHC process (desirable)
- Specialist knowledge of a range of practices and procedures
- Knowledge of health and social care services in the community
- Knowledge of current NHS developments
- Knowledge of National and local health and social care strategies (desirable)
- Knowledge of patient risk assessments for discharge (desirable)
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Skills to role model good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Wide variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Assertive
- Enthusiastic and forward thinking
- Proactive and self-motivated and ability to work as part of an MDT
- Ability to cope and remain calm under pressure
- Able to meet the travel requirements for the post
Contact:
This Band 6 Complex Discharge Facilitator job is advertised by Ziggy Thomas; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from: PIP Assessors, Ward Managers, Deputy Ward Managers, CAMHS Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Nurses, Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses & Community Nurses as we have vacancies that match with these job titles. Online remote nurse jobs are available from time to time so please get in touch.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Registered Mental Health Nurse role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.
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Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
