Discharge Facilitator (Therapist)

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT) who is patient focused and want to have a role in better outcomes for patients on discharge from hospital?
Want to be part of a dynamic, supportive and multi-disciplinary team?
We are offering permanent roles, but we are open to consider secondments from local NHS health systems in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire or Leicestershire.
We are in currently developing our integrated hub, with our system partners in line with Discharge to Assess guidance. This is a fantastic opportunity to come and help shape our future processes and work alongside our system partners. We are working with our ward teams to support in discharge plans and complex case management.
If you are looking for the next step and a rewarding career, then come and join the team.
We are looking for passionate individuals who enjoy working with a range of diverse teams, as we work across our hospital and our community partners. You need to be patient-centred and able to work with compassion with our patients and their families as they make their transition out of hospital. There is an element of case managing our most complex ‘supported’ patients through the journey of leaving hospital to ensure a safe and timely discharge.
You will be a great communicator and enjoy working with the wider MDT and system partners as part of the integrated hub. You will be driven to support colleagues and advising on discharge plans across QMC and City campus.
You will need to prioritise patients to support leaving hospital in a timely way in line with medical stability
We are looking for passionate individuals who enjoy working with a range of diverse teams, as we work across our hospital and our community partners. You need to be patient-centred and able to work with compassion with our patients and their families as they make their transition out of hospital. There is an element of case managing our most complex ‘supported’ patients through the journey of leaving hospital to
ensure a safe and timely discharge.
You will be a great communicator and enjoy working with the wider MDT and system partners as part of the integrated hub. You will be driven to support colleagues and advising on discharge plans across QMC and City campus.
With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
For further information, please see attached job description and person specification which will outline the main responsibilities of the vacancy within this department.
We would also welcome and support informal visits or discussions, please do not hesitate to contact the team

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