Advanced Therapist for Integrated Discharge Hub

Main duties of the role will include

To support the IDH with Multidisciplinary meetings on the ward.

To improve efficiency and accuracy of therapy flags on CDT to remove these sooner and reduce LOS.

To review the bed list on a regular basis to assess the appropriateness for ongoing need for bed-based services.

To increase the number of patients on pathway 1 with identified and supported Therapy goals.

To provide expert therapy experience into the IDH for triage of TOC forms.

To reduce the number of TOCs with insufficient therapy information to make judged and balanced decisions on discharge.

Identify patients that could have gone home if night service was available.

Positive risk taking with discharge planning and decision making

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Qualifications and Education

Essential: - Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy; - Registered with HCPC

Desirable: - Working towards a higher qualification relevant to role e.g masters degree; - Training or education specifically related to discharge planning

Knowledge, training and skills

Essential: - Extensive Post graduate experience in discharge planning; - Experience in acute hospital working; - Experience in equipment ordering and community processes

Desirable: - Multi organisational working and developing partnerships; - Experience of supervising and supporting staff

Personal Qualities

Essential: - Acts to support and enable effective teamwork; - Excellent communication skills

Desirable: - Project work