Discharge Coordinator - Trafford, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
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Trafford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge.

Together, we've a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore.

If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
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come and take your place with us.

Job overview:


An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to be part of an experienced team of complex discharge coordinators across Greater Manchester's inpatient Neurological Rehabilitation services.

These services include hyper-acute neuro-rehabilitation beds at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, as well post-acute beds at Trafford INRU.

You will be based at Trafford INRU and directly report to the Band 7 Complex Discharge Team Leader.

Successful applicants will need a full driving licence and be expected to travel to the other units to provide cross cover as required.


Main duties of the job:


An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of an experienced team of complex discharge coordinators across Greater Manchester's inpatient Neurological Rehabilitation services.

These services include hyper-acute neuro-rehabilitation beds at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, as well post-acute beds at Trafford Hospital, the Devonshire Centre (Stockport) and the Floyd Unit in Rochdale.


The Neuro Rehabilitation Complex Discharge Service is a specialist, multi-disciplinary team of complex discharge coordinators to help ensure that delays to discharge from these inpatient settings are minimised.


You will work as part of dedicated multidisciplinary integrated discharge service to start planning discharge from the earliest opportunity with the needs of the patient at the centre of decision making.


You will actively lead and manage the coordination of patients who require safe and timely discharge from the Greater Manchester Neuro-Rehabilitation Inpatients services and where appropriate act as a Trusted assessor.

You will have knowledge and understanding of the different processes and pathways to support a safe and timely discharge including the Discharge to Assess pathways as well as more complex discharge planning.


You will provide focused support for patients and carers to ensure they are in the most appropriate place for their care and facilitated discharge.


Working for our organisation:

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation.

Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults.

Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Care Organisation is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
You will be a registered health or social care professional (e.g. nurse, AHP, occupational therapist, social worker) by background, who is an experienced band 5 ( minimum 2 years qualified) or already working at a band 6 equivalent, with a strong interest in patient flow and complex discharge planning


Person specification:


Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • Relevant qualification for Health and Social Care

Experience:


Essential criteria:


  • Leading a team/Discharge planning

Registration:


Essential criteria:


  • Professional Health or Social Care profession e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist

Requirements:


Essential criteria:


  • Applicants should have a full current driving license and access to transport for travel across Greater Manchester.

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Applicant requirements:


  • You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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