Discharge Facilitator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on Pierce ward as a B54 Discharge Facilitator.

This role will involve working within the Multi-disciplinary teams to assist in the patient discharge process, improve the safety of discharges and ensure there are minimal delays.

A candidate should be IT literate with particular regard to hospital IT systems and have excellent communication skills to enable discussions with the MDT and community services.

• To provide support in order to facilitate and drive the safe, effective and timelytransfer of patient care from the Trust to the most appropriate setting to meet theneeds of the patient
• To promote the philosophy of discharge planning as an integrated whole system approach which delivers an effective service
• To take active steps to reduce the number of patients whose further care is delayed
• Actively communicate with patients and their carers with the continuous process of discharge planning and ensure they are involved at every stage
• Be responsible for the co-ordination of patient discharge and to support thedevelopment, implementation and evaluation of such processes
• Liaise with Registered Nurses, Doctors, Therapy Services, and Social Services, CHC team, Housing and any other appropriate members of the Multidisciplinary team to provide a proactive and continuous process of discharge planning

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more aboutliving and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about ourextensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future withthe landmark Dyson Cancer Centreand ourpassion for research.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.