Discharge Co-ordinatorNHS

Job summary

We are a 26 bed gastroenterology ward looking to recruit a Discharge Coordinator to our team. This post entails arranging safe discharges for our patients when being discharged from hospital. This will need good communication with patients, relatives and multidisciplinary team members within and outside of the hospital. This will include discussion with social workers and district nurses.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will arrange the safe discharge out of hospital for our patients. Good communication will be needed to establish what services need to be set up to facilitate a smooth, safe transition out of hospital. Good working relationships will be needed with the multidisciplinary team to work together to determine what care and services are needed to safely discharge the patients. Good telephone skills will be needed and documenting in the patients records.

Job description

Arranging discharges for ward patients.

Discussion with patients and relatives to establish what support is needed to facilitate discharge out of hospital.

Discussion with multidisciplinary team members including social services, the discharge management team and district nurses.

Liaising with the discharge lounge to arrange discharge home.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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