Discharge Specialist Practitioner

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered Occupational therapist or Physiotherapist to join us as a Discharge Specialist Practitioner within the Integrated Care Transfer Hub.

This key post will, together with the discharge specialist nurses within the TOC hub, be integral in optimising the bed utilisation for all  patients who no longer meet the criteria to reside, both on the acute hospital site and on Mary Seacole and Gwynne Holford wards at our Queens Mary's Hospital site. The role will also provide support  to increase the number of discharges directly from these departments. The clinical experience of the successful candidate will help to provide both support and critical challenge to the multidisciplinary ward teams in planning for and completing patient discharges. This post will also support with the role out of our new discharge process of Prescribe not Describe model.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will exercise high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making within the complex discharge process for a wide variety of patients and their needs.

As an experienced autonomous practitioner, they will provide expert advice on complex discharge planning to staff members and partnership agencies, patients and their relatives and carers.

To have specialist assessment skills and be able to use their comprehensive knowledge to identify the most appropriate discharge pathway for patients in the acute setting.

To have excellent knowledge of discharge pathways and be able to work as part of the MDT to support patients with complex discharge needs, whilst ensuring that each patient is provided with the appropriate level of care and support needed to meet their individual needs on discharge.

To participate in daily operational and management activities, including leading daily discharge hub calls with system partners.

The post holder will be the case manager for complex patients . Provide professional support to ward discharge co-ordinators, discharge support workers and patient discharge facilitators.

The post holder will assist with the role out of our new model of working "Describe not Prescribe". The post holder will be expected to internally triage D2A referrals, discuss during daily meetings with social care and CLCH and then as an MDT, prescribe the patients care on discharge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Please note that this job may close prior to the end date advertised if a  sufficient number of applicants apply.