Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult Discharge

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 and Discharge to assess. 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.

You should be confident in completing holistic, nursing needs based assessments as you will be and 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, and excellent communication skills are essential for this post.

You will also support the Clinical Lead Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in developing the complex discharge service, with processes, governance and staffing.

Are you enthusiastic about safe discharge planning for your patients?

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.

We are committed to providing excellent, person-centred care for our patients, who are always at the heart of what we do. Do you have the passion and enthusiasm required to join us?
This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to join a team of experienced, dedicated nurses who will provide on-going support and training to the right candidate, to support their career progression. We encourage new ideas, innovation and personal development

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.