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Job summary

Main area
Trauma
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (to cover the 7 day working week on rota basis)
Job ref
205-6102939-A
Employer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 £21730.00 - £23177 PA pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust logo

Discharge Facilitator

Band 3

Job overview

Discharge Facilitator – Band 3 Ward 225

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our discharge facilitator  teams  on our Trauma wards  at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will assist the qualified nurses to plan and facilitate timely discharge processes for patients from point of admission to the ward environment to the discharge of patients to their own home or alternative care facilities.

The post holder will have excellent communication skills and have the ability, drive and enthusiasm to work within a motivated team to provide high quality patient care the post holder will ideally have experience as a Discharge facilitator or Skills 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please see contact information details       

Person specification

Training Qualification

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 2

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of community services and discharge processes

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Positive about disabled peopleAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold Award

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Olivia Cook
Job title
Ward manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01782 675263
Additional information

Abraham Mathew

deputy charge nurse

01782675254 

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