Integrated Discharge Sister • Chester Countess of Chester Hospital
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nIntegrated Discharge Sister with Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, England, United Kingdom\n\n Working Full time : 37.5 per week We have an exciting opportunity within the Integrated Discharge Team for a Band 6 Integrated Discharge Sister. The Integrated Discharge Team are based in Moston lodge, this post is key to facilitating complex discharges from the Acute Trust. The successful candidate will be supported by IDT Manager and all necessary training provided. We are looking for an organised, professional and enthusiastic member of staff who is looking to further their career within The Countess of Chester Hospital. To work as an anonymous practitioner to perform specialist nursing assessments to patients and use clinical reasoning to deliver and adapt individualised discharge plans, involving patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of their care. To be professionally responsible for managing a defined caseload of complex cases and lead Discharge Planning/Best Interest Meetings and Professionals meetings as required. To facilitate Red and Green Multidisciplinary Meetings daily on the wards to ensure active discharge planning is being undertaken to progress the patient to their date of discharge. To identify which discharge pathway the patient requires and in conjunction with the ward staff ensure this is documented on tele tracking at the daily meetings. To provide education/training to the ward staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team in all matters related to discharge planning. To act as a point of contact for patients/carers and others for information on the discharge process and NHS continuing health care, assisting patients to access advocacy schemes and external advice when necessary The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Wall Job title: Matrox Complex Discharge Email address: clare.wall@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 365826 Additional Contact Information Gemma Walton, Team Coordinator Email Address: gemma.walton2@nhs.net Telephone: 01244 36 2531"}