Discharge Officer

at  Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To be responsible for discharge planning from the point of admission ensuring that discharges are expedited in a timely manner maximising the use of hospital beds and reducing length of stay. To work with the discharge team and multi disciplinary teams to ensure patients, relatives & health professionals both inside and outside the trust are all working together to achieve the same goal of safe and seamless discharge. To liaise daily with medical staff & ward managers to review all patients supporting and facilitating discharge decisions and progress chasing any outstanding diagnostics and reviews. To progress chase patients through their whole hospital journey and ensure patients, relatives and colleagues are kept up to date with progress and delays

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