Discharge Sister - Leicester, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Leicester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Title:
Discharge Specialist Practitioner (Sister / Charge Nurse / AHP
Therapist)

Band: 7

Base:
You may be required to work in other designated locations of the
change of base.

Reports to:
Matron

Accountable to:
Deputy Head of Nursing/ Head of Nursing (professionally
accountable to lead AHP therapist)

Are you looking for something a bit different?

Are you interested in interested in stretching your skills and experience?

Are you a team player?

If the answer is yes, then come and Join the SM Discharge Team.

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals.

We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do

They are:

We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: )

The post holder will

Be a registered nurse/ AHP with significant experience at band 6 or above, with experience within an acute hospital and /or community setting.
Trained to degree level with a teaching certificate or relevant experience.
Have excellent communication, negotiation and organisational skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Communicate and network at all levels within SM CMG and partners across the Primary Health and Social Care Community.
Work under own initiative and have a 'can do' attitude
Work to tight deadlines.
Use problem solving skills
Be flexible / reliable and able to travel between sites.
Be confident using IT skills