Discharge Planner - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Oxford, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Band - Emergency Assessment Uni Discharge Planner

The Emergency Assessment Unit at The John Radcliffe Hospital currently has a vacancy for a Discharge Planner.


We are a friendly team of skilled practitioners, who take pride in the quality of the care we provide in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

We know the values of providing excellent care to the most vulnerable patients, at times of high stress for them and their families.

We are looking to recruit a discharge planner who is motivated and proactive, with excellent communication skills. Experience working within a health care setting and previous knowledge of the discharge planning role is advantageous.


The successful applicant will be working with our team of experienced discharge planners who provide a 7 day service, supporting the medical and nursing staff with complex patient discharges.

We can offer a supportive environment with a strong commitment to professional development. We can offer full or part time hours, working weekdays and weekends.

  • To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team to support the discharge process.
  • Assist in the process of assessing and making appropriate and timely discharge plans for patients in the department.
  • Effectively communicate information to patient/relatives/carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Encourage the patient's family and friends to be actively involved in the discharge process.
  • To record and document patient information.
  • To input patient data onto the IT systems.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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.


The Trust comprises of 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 this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and 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 the OUH YouTube channel.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for an informal visit or if you have more questions.
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