Discharge Facilitator

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will have responsibility for assisting in the early identification of people who require assessment of care needs to facilitate effective discharge from hospital and will ensure that there is effective communication between all discharge support services internal and external to Health, to support the delivery of high quality holistic discharge planning to people currently receiving care in hospital and their carers. particularly those who will require additional support from community based services on discharge. You will play a lead role in the education of ward staff around the completion of referral information to a range of community based services and will assume responsibility for implementing joint health/social work discharge planning standards and give specialist advice, support and education to staff within the Hospital and multi-agency team on the discharge planning process. You will report to the integrated service manager and will provide leadership related to discharge co-ordination, including the development and practice of staff within all areas of the hospital. You will liaise with ward managers re the training needs of their staff in terms of providing good quality information to community based services that lead to effective discharge of people from acute care.

The post holder will be required to have good knowledge around the range of community based services that are available to support people to live and die in their own homes and be able to impart this to the range of staff within acute care and will be responsible for generating and maintaining information regarding the status and numbers of people currently receiving care in hospital who are ready for discharge and liaise with other discharge support service managers regarding discharge arrangements for this group of people. This will involve extensive communication with Housing Social Work services, Hospital ward staff. Community and Rehabilitation Teams and Community Nursing services. You will contribute towards service developments and innovations within the service and will be responsible for evaluating, implementing and monitoring discharge planning standards, giving advice and education as appropriate within the Hospital and pan Lanarkshire, where appropriate.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 9 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In this key role, you will:

• Develop and supervise the discharge process of hospital staff identifying areas for improvement surrounding discharge planning that lead to better outcomes for those people being discharged from acute care.
• Provide education to people receiving care in hospital their, relatives and carers pertaining to discharge planning and needs.
• Facilitate links with Discharge Support Teams, ward staff and community based nursing staff for assessment and agreement of a multi-agency care plan to promote safe early discharge from hospital.
• Provide education to ward staff on adult protection issues and the role of advocacy staff.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse or AHP with valid NMC / HCPC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Rachel Lees, Charge Nurse on Rachel.lees@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on marion.bisset@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will have responsibility for assisting in the early identification of people who require assessment of care needs to facilitate effective discharge from hospital and will ensure that there is effective communication between all discharge support services internal and external to Health, to support the delivery of high quality holistic discharge planning to people currently receiving care in hospital and their carers. particularly those who will require additional support from community based services on discharge. You will play a lead role in the education of ward staff around the completion of referral information to a range of community based services and will assume responsibility for implementing joint health/social work discharge planning standards and give specialist advice, support and education to staff within the Hospital and multi-agency team on the discharge planning process. You will report to the integrated service manager and will provide leadership related to discharge co-ordination, including the development and practice of staff within all areas of the hospital. You will liaise with ward managers re the training needs of their staff in terms of providing good quality information to community based services that lead to effective discharge of people from acute care.

The post holder will be required to have good knowledge around the range of community based services that are available to support people to live and die in their own homes and be able to impart this to the range of staff within acute care and will be responsible for generating and maintaining information regarding the status and numbers of people currently receiving care in hospital who are ready for discharge and liaise with other discharge support service managers regarding discharge arrangements for this group of people. This will involve extensive communication with Housing Social Work services, Hospital ward staff. Community and Rehabilitation Teams and Community Nursing services. You will contribute towards service developments and innovations within the service and will be responsible for evaluating, implementing and monitoring discharge planning standards, giving advice and education as appropriate within the Hospital and pan Lanarkshire, where appropriate.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 9 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In this key role, you will:

• Develop and supervise the discharge process of hospital staff identifying areas for improvement surrounding discharge planning that lead to better outcomes for those people being discharged from acute care.
• Provide education to people receiving care in hospital their, relatives and carers pertaining to discharge planning and needs.
• Facilitate links with Discharge Support Teams, ward staff and community based nursing staff for assessment and agreement of a multi-agency care plan to promote safe early discharge from hospital.
• Provide education to ward staff on adult protection issues and the role of advocacy staff.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse or AHP with valid NMC / HCPC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Rachel Lees, Charge Nurse on Rachel.lees@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on marion.bisset@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.