Discharge Coordinator

The Integrated Transfer of Care Hub are looking to recruit Discharge Co-ordinators (previous applicants need not to apply) to work on the wards across the acute hospital to increase patient flow and optimise patient experience surrounding all transfers of care.

We are looking for energetic and caring people who have an understanding and some knowledge of the health and social care environment to coordinate discharges and work within the multi-disciplinary team.

This is a seven day service that provides single point of contact across all wards and hospital sites within Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust for staff, patients, families, carers and associated people and co-ordinate / contribute to the safe and timely hospital discharge in partnership with other multi-disciplinary colleagues., To promote the correct implementation of discharge processes throughout Mid Yorkshire hospitals to ensure safe and timely discharge and smooth transfer of patients.

Actively participate in the ward based discharge activity (i.e. SAFER, EDDs, board rounds and the identification of patients for transfers to PMU and DDH) to ensure that discharge activity is occurring for every patient within the ward. To maintain momentum of discharge planning throughout the entire process.

Provide concise and detailed information/handover regarding patients discharge plans.

Work closely with all internal and external partners and agencies to ensure a seamless service, including working to reduce delayed discharges.

To link closely with clinical Site managers to ensure effective use of beds.

To promote best practice in achieving high quality discharge planning

To be able to use problem solving skills, to determine appropriate actions and formulate specific and appropriate management plans.

We provide care and support to over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, in community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (in Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place to receive care.

We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.