Discharge Coordinator Trauma/ Orthopaedics inAylesbury inAylesbury PUBLISHED
MON 28 OCT 2024
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust rC5juByv
The successful candidate will manage their own caseload and collaborate with complex discharge coordinators as needed, aiming to maintain high-quality, consistent discharge services within Trauma and Orthopaedic wards. The position offers a vital opportunity to improve patient care and optimize healthcare delivery within the Trust.
An opportunity has arisen for a Trauma/Orthopaedic discharge coordinator to join our team based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
As ward discharge Co-Ordinator the post holder will provide support in order to facilitate and drive the safe, effective and timely transfer of patients from the Trust to the most appropriate setting to meet the needs of the patient, reducing length of stay and maximising use of hospital beds.
As ward discharge Co-Ordinator the post holder will provide support in order to facilitate and drive the safe, effective and timely transfer of patients from the Trust to the most appropriate setting to meet the needs of the patient, reducing length of stay and maximising use of hospital beds.
To ensure best practice in the provision of a discharge service within the Trauma/Orthopaedic wards through the stipulation of a high quality, consistent, robust, proactive, and timely service.
To provide a single point of communication with patients/relatives/carers ensuring that the discharge processes are patient centred and consider the needs and wishes of the patient/relative/carer.
The post holder will be responsible for his/her own caseload working with support and supervision from the complex discharge coordinators when necessary.
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If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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