Band 6 Complex Discharge Nurse Specialist

Job summary

The Complex Discharge Team is looking for a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic experienced nurse to join the teams, to ensure the safe, effective, appropriate and timely discharge of patients from hospital. As a registered nurse you will have significant experience in an acute hospital care setting, with extensive knowledge of the discharge process through relevant post-qualification training and experience.

As the Band 6 within the team you would be supporting the Band 7 and Band 6 Complex Discharge Nurses to ensure the timely completion of complex discharge assessments and service provision and have an awareness of complex discharge including, but not limited to Continuing Health Care processes including End of life, Mental capacity, DOLS and safeguarding, Discharge to assess and Single Transfer of Care. You will be a self-motivated team player, who will uphold and promote our Trust values. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to confidently liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies involved in the discharge process and provide support and teaching to the wards, attend MDT and lead and signpost on all complex discharge issues in the trust.

The post holder will participate in effective and timely transfer of patients from the acute Trust through identified social and health care pathways, in order to improve the coordination and delivery of care thereby reducing delays and expediting discharges.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Candidates should be confident in completing holistic, nursing needs based assessments. You will also need to be confident liaising with all MDT, patients and their families. This job role includes daily liaison with all clinical ward areas, including emergency department as needed and excellent communication skills are essential for this post.

The post holder will participate in effective and timely transfer of patients from the acute Trust through identified social and health care pathways, in order to improve the coordination and delivery of care thereby reducing delays and expediting discharges.

To support the coordination of discharge arrangements for patient with complex needs as part of the National Hospital Discharge service, ensuring that the patient is at the centre of all discharge planning.

To ensure patients are discharged at their 'fit for discharge' date in an efficient and timely manner.

To ensure that patients are discharged to their place of usual residence: otherwise they are placed with services relevant to their needs, that opportunities of independence and self-management are maximised and that reliance on long term care is mitigated wherever possible thus reducing the likelihood for readmission

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Registered Nurse on the NMC register.

* Maintained relevant continuing professional development in the past 3 years which supports revalidation.

* Teaching / assessor qualification

Experience

Essential

* Ability to act on own initiative with evidence of sound decision making abilities

* Ability to demonstrate up to date experience and depth of knowledge and clinical competence.

* Experience of MDT working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Liz Chilver 

Elizabeth.Chilver2@uhb.nhs.uk 

07990410641