Discharge Facilitator

Exciting opportunities are now available for the position of Patient Flow Assistant. You will be able to work on your own initiative and seek help as required. You will be able to work across 7 days a week according to shift patterns.

You will be part of an integrated team who are the central point of contact for bed availability across the Trust and who ensure systems are in place for the effective flow of patients through the hospital, aiming to provide a high quality service and meet the trusts targets. Dealing with relatives, staff from other hospitals, and internal departments across the Trust is a key part of the role.

Any prospective candidates must come in to shadow a member of existing staff before attending an interview

Main duties of the job

To lead on co-ordinating the discharge or transfer arrangements of medically and therapeutically stable patients identified as medically fit for discharge within a designated area. The post-holder will participate in the assessment of after-care needs of clients and relatives/carers, contacting as required other members of the multidisciplinary team. The post-holder will independently co-ordinate the safe discharge and transfer of patients

As part of the Capacity Team work in close liaison with members of all areas across the hospital particularly the emergency assessment areas ensuring systems are in place for the effective flow of patients through the hospital aiming to provide a high quality service and meet Trust targets.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.