Discharge Co-ordinator inBrighton inBrighton PUBLISHED 22 AUG 2024

• THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST EMPLOYEES ******
  
  

The Royal Sussex County Hospital Discharge Team are looking for a proactive person to join our dynamic team for 9 months as a Discharge Coordinator at the Front door supporting A&E , AAU and LMB C5.

We want you to join us in providing safe and coordinated care and a high quality discharge service to all our patients on the RSCH site.

If you are motivated and have a keen interest in discharge planning and want to take on this challenging and rewarding role, we would like to hear from you.

Training and a full induction will be given to you.

• Act as key-worker to co-ordinate individual complex discharges
• Attendance on board rounds and MDTs to assist with identifying patients who meet the revised clinical criteria of being ‘medically optimised’ and are suitable for discharge.
• Promotion of the five elements of the safer bundle to be followed
• To assist ward staff with identifying the most appropriate patient pathway for each individual patient and allocate to a discharge pathway.
• To support ward staff to manage patients discharges who are on pathway 0.
• Communication by assisting wards to make calls regarding collecting the collateral and social history of a patient who has been admitted -to assist with a discharge plan to be put in place. Informing families and services of proposed EDD of patient.
• To support the discharge hub with information gathering and referrals and pathway discussion upon request.
  
  

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shruti Satyal Job title: Discharge Team Lead Email address: Telephone number:

ext 63793

Please feel free to contact me for an informal chat or to arrange a visit to our team.