Discharge Liaison Nurse

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Exciting opportunity to work in mental health services. Looking for empathetic and enthusiastic individual with a passion for working in acute female inpatient services. This vital role involves interacting with the patients on a daily basis and helping them meet their daily needs.
In addition, the job entails being on the front line of monitoring patients ‘mental state in order to report this to registered nursing colleagues.
Post is for full time working, this requires working on rota-based system with rotational nights and bank holidays also a requirement. Previous experience is desirable but not mandatory, as full induction to the service, complete with all mandatory training, will be given to the successful applicant.
Once established in post further opportunities for additional training and career progression can be offered. Excellent remuneration package under Agenda for change including NHS pension and annual leave provision.
To support the acute mental health wards, crisis resolution & home treatment teams and out of area placements, in facilitating timely, effective and safe discharge for those individuals that have had an inpatient admission.
The role is also responsible for ensuring that all patients have an up to date and relevant discharge plan, taking proactive actions to reducing any potential delays in discharge.
The post holder will have clinical and managerial expertise to assist the Ward Teams with discharges and proactively manage these.
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .
To support Acute wards, CRHT and CMHT from point of admission to discharge, in terms of identifying and collaborating with other disciplines, patient and carer.
To act as a point of contact on the acute wards, in order to provide an up to date summary or overview of the current situation on each patient.
Ensure effective multidisciplinary planning is integral to care management throughout admission and discharge process is responsive to needs of service user and carers.
Formulating Discharge Care plans with patients.
Arranging & chairing best interest meetings.
Completing 117 documentation.
To identify any blocks to discharge and work closely with those involved to find a resolution.
To ensure that onward referrals (CMHT, SW, IMPACT, CCG, etc.) are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
To work alongside and support the names nurse where no current care co-ordinator is involved.
Attend appropriate meetings; including Morning Meetings, Ward Rounds, Inpatient Pathway meetings, huddles, bed management meetings, CTRs.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation and patient records either written or IT based in line with both Trust policy and NMC guidelines.
Demonstrate a knowledge of information governance and the need to protect patient confidential information.
Participate in regular management and clinical supervision.
Identify personal educational needs which consolidate own learning from point of registration.
Apply the principles of reflective practice to enhance performance and contribute to ongoing learning.
Identify additional knowledge and skills to perform existing and emerging role.
Produce a personal development plan which strengthens their competence to deliver safe nursing practice reflecting current job requirements.
Complete mentor training in accordance with the assessment and learning in practice standard (NMC) and fulfil the appropriate responsibilities to support learners in practice

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