In this pivotal role, you will engage with various healthcare professionals and community teams to identify and address barriers to discharge, reviewing patient progress daily. Your inspiring leadership will empower service users to receive the care they need in a timely manner. We offer exciting training opportunities, generous holiday entitlements, and one of the UK's best pension schemes. Plus, if you’re a registered social worker, there's a £3,500 recruitment incentive waiting for you! If you’re ready to take that next step in your career while making a meaningful impact in mental health care, we can’t wait to hear from you! For a friendly chat, please contact Agather at 01923 633809.
Are you a registered mental health nurse, occupational therapist or social worker? We have a unique role for a Senior Discharge Care Co-cordinator.
Are you interested in working with an outstanding NHS Trust to deliver community treatment in mental health?
The Senior Discharge Care Co-ordinator provides the interface between acute inpatient services and community services in Adult Acute and Urgent Care Services.
The role is part of the friendly Enhanced Discharge Team / Integrated Patient Flow Team and be supervised by a bed manager and clinician. They will become part of the Integrated Patient Flow Team for day to day support.
Kingfisher Court and the other inpatient services promote agile working and the Senior Discharge Care Co-Cordinator can base themselves in the various 'hot desk' facilities.
The Senior Discharge Care Co-coordinator, through the established links with the Integrated Patient Flow Team will be able to liaise with Discharge Co-coordinators and the Housing Worker in order to progress actions for service users from the community teams in Adult Acute and Urgent Care Services.
For an informal chat, please contact Agather on
You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2.
The successful candidate will:
- be a registered mental health nurse with NMC, or registered social worker with Social Work England
- have relevant experience with mental health services
- attend inpatient bed flow meetings and work closely with the Discharge Co-ordinators in identifying barriers to discharge
- establish any potential delays to discharge
- liaise to establish anticipated outcome from admission with Care Co-ordinator and duty community teams
- be responsible for review of progress to discharge on a daily basis and co-ordinate clinically ready for discharge service users.
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a maximum payment of £2,per annum)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
If you are a registered social worker, this role also has a recruitment incentive of £3,500: £1,500 upon commencement and £2,000 after 12 months.
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