Integrated Discharge patient clinical co-ordinator

Job overview

This post is an essential development for the delivery of a fully integrated discharge service. The ‘Integrated Discharge Clinical Co-ordinator’ undertakes highly skilled and specialised support work to support qualified therapists in assessing and treating patients, to facilitate complex discharges and improve clinical flow throughout the trust to improve access to acute services.

The ‘Integrated Discharge Clinical Co-ordinator’ will carry out therapeutic interventions as requested by Therapists and will have access to a qualified Therapist for advice and direction. This may include gathering information for assessments, implementing therapeutic assessment and treatment plans as requested, making recommendations and ordering of equipment and minor adaptations.

The work will take place in a variety of settings including hospital sites, care homes and patient homes. This will include working in the community as a lone worker, in line with the organisational lone working policy.

The post holder will need to be flexible and work across all sites of the trust, including the whole geographical area that East Lancashire Hospitals Trust serves within community. The post holder may be required to work a pattern in line with extended service operating hours, over seven days a week to deliver the ‘Discharge to Assess’ model of care.

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES

• Organise and deliver a complete episode of therapeutic intervention as  delegated by a qualified therapist.
• Contribute to the setting of appropriate treatment goals in liaison with the therapist and patient.
• Deliver part or all of an assessment / treatment plan as indicated by a qualified Therapist.

4.Give both verbal and written feedback about the progress of a patient’s assessment and treatment, this will include the typing of comprehensive documentation from visits.

• Clearly document each intervention in the patient’s case notes.

6   Use technical and therapeutic skills to promote independence, and provide advice, support.

• General Administration duties.
• Carry out appropriate assessment of patients’ needs in collaboration with carers and other professionals.
• Prescribe equipment / assistive technology and adaptations to facilitate independence within agreed guidelines.
• Advise, instruct, and educate patients, carers and other health professionals in the use of standard and specialist assistive technology.
• Undertake risk assessment, manage and document risk.
• Work across agencies and have a working knowledge and understanding of the pathways and systems across health and social care
• Assist with the day to day running of the service.
• Record patient referrals and contact statistics on the correct systems in a timely manner.
• Maintain and check equipment prescribed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The integrated discharge clinical coordinator will carry out therapeutic interventions as requested by Therapists and will have access to a qualified Therapist for advice and direction. This may include gathering information for assessments, implementing therapeutic assessment and treatment plans as requested, making recommendations and ordering of equipment and minor adaptations.  The post holder will be flexible across all sites of the trust, including the whole geographical area that East Lancashire Trust serves, working in the community as a lone worker in line with organisational loan worker policy. The  post holders will be working a pattern in line with extended service operating hours, over seven days to deliver the 'discharge to Assess model of care'.