Discharge Coordinator - Headington, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Headington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Haematology Ward at the Churchill Hospital is seeking a proactive and hands-on Discharge Coordinator to join our dynamic team.

The post holder will facilitate effective, efficient and timely discharge of patients from hospital.

Particular emphasis is placed upon complex multi-disciplinary assessments and case conferences for patients with complex health and social care, palliative care or rehabilitation needs.

To work as a member of the ward team and work with the wider multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient discharges in a timely manner.
Assist in the process of assessing and making appropriate and timely discharge plans for patients ensuring that all relevant information and assessments are up to date.
Effectively communicate information to patients, 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 liaise with other providers in ensuring that discharge plans for patients are proactively managed and supported throughout the ongoing discharge planning process.
To be a point of contact on the ward providing advice and support around patient discharges, liaising with clinical teams as required.
To record up to date patient information including social history, onto relevant EPR/IT systems.
Work with the nursing team to ensure discharges are prioritised on a day to day basis.
Working with OT and Physiotherapy teams to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of therapeutic activity for patients.
To actively coordinate discharge plans of patients to be transferred, discharged or moved to the Discharge Lounge (as appropriate).
Make patient transport bookings as required for patients being discharged to minimise delays.
Ensure TTOs are ordered and ready to minimise delays to discharge.

The Trust comprises 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.

For a detailed overview of the role and responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached.

Specific responsibilities will include:

Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and actively contribute to the planning of patient discharges.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure collaborative and holistic working for the benefit of patient care.
Share up to date discharge information with relevant staff, as well as patients and their families.
Implement and evaluate patient rehabilitation plans as suggested by relevant registered health care professionals.
Assess patients' mobility and issue appropriate equipment under the guidance of registered therapists, providing advice to patients/carers on safe use and care of equipment on discharge.