Patient Discharge Assistant - Cottingham, United Kingdom - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Cottingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is proud to be at the forefront of innovation and forward thinking.

The Clinical Support Health Group has well progressed plans for meeting the needs of our patients and needs a flexible and committed workforce in order to support this initiative.

We are offering a permanent position. The opportunities will be varied and interesting, changing on a regular basis.

This post involves skills and knowledge around progressing patients through the discharge process, communicating with relatives, social workers, and other multi professional staff.

The Patient Discharge Assistant will be expected to work as part of the ward team under the direction of the Nurse in Charge.

They will facilitate the discharge of patients from the ward area in line with the Trust standards and policies.

The post holder will liaise and communicate effectively with relatives, community colleagues, other allied health professionals and medical / nursing staff.

The post holder will be expected to maintain confidentiality and adopt a positive attitude towards staff, patients and relatives at all times.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.

HUTH has two main sites:
Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £800 million.

The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust's secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services.

These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.