Hospital Discharge Assistant

The post holder’s overall purpose is to facilitate safe and timely discharges for all patients within acute beds. The complexity of patients will vary and require differing levels of support and facilitation however the purpose of appropriately discharging the patients to a suitable environment will remain the focus of the role.

The post holder will be required to work as part of a team but will also need to work independently using their own initiative and problem-solving skills.

Hospital Discharge Assistant

Main area: Medicine, YYF

Grade: Band 4

Contract: Permanent

Hours : Full Time 37.5 hours per week to include some unsociable hours

Site: YYF

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hospital Discharge Team within Medicine based in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Caerphilly. The successful candidate will work closely with patients, relatives, medical staff, social services, third sector and wider support services on a quality improvement initiative to support safe and timely ward discharge processes.

The successful candidate will need to have good knowledge of current infrastructures and processes within the acute hospitals as well as the mechanisms in the community to facilitate a safe discharge. Training and an induction will be offered to the successful candidates who will be responsible to the Hospital Manager, YYF.

The candidate will need to demonstrate an enthusiasm for patient flow as well as service improvement, good skills in excel, and an ability to work independently as well as part of the ward team. Good communication skills are essential to this role as are being creative, adaptable and tenacious whilst working within the boundaries of the role and forging therapeutic working relationships with the ward staff and wider multi-disciplinary team.

The hours of duty will be 8:00 – 16:00.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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