Transfer of Care Team Registrant - Band 5

You will be responsible for the discharge planning for patients with complex discharge needs.

You will act as advocate for patients and carers, ensuring individual needs are met.

Ensure safe discharges of all patients .

What should you do next?

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Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Qualifications

Essential: - Active professional registration; - Degree level or equivalent; - Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable: - Evidence of post registration course work

Previous experience

Essential: - Evidence of supervisory experience; - Demonstrates the ability to deliver high quality, evidence based care; - Completion of preceptorship

Desirable: - Previous experience with discharge planning MDT working

Knowledge skills Aptitude

Desirable: - Good interpersonal skills; - Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development

Specific Requirements

Essential: - Adaptable to change; - Flexible approach to work; - Evidence of integrated working

Desirable: - Experience within the acute or community setting