Admission and Discharge Coordinator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Title -Admissions and Discharge Coordinator

Salary -Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC BAND 6Range £35,392-£42,618 depends on experience,plusHigh Area Cost Allowance payment £7,079-£7,746) (depending on experience) andone off payment equal to 10% of annual base salary recruitment premiaplus a retention bonus of 10% of your basicannual salary until31st July 2024paid on a monthly basisafter completing 8 weeks in post and induction training.

Hours/Contract Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type Permanent

Based Marie Curie Hospice, Hampstead (North London)

Closing date:16th October 2023

Interview date:TBC

As a registered Nurse, you will actas the key co-coordinator for all inpatient admissions and discharges ensuring that these are processed in line with the hospice and national admission / discharge policies and processes. You will be the first point of contact for all hospice referrals and must be able to carry out initial clinical triage to establish if referral is appropriate.

You will work closely with the Inpatient Unit, Support and Well-Being Centre and London Co-Ordination Centre teams to ensure that referrals are processed in a timely and effective manner.

You will be required to maintain accurate data regarding referrals and bed status in order to provide up to date information to referrers. You will participate in daily referrals meetings and our weekly MDT which requires effective communication skills with a variety of healthcare professionals.

You will establish collaborative working relationships with current and potential referrers.

You will be involved in supporting the clinical team with complex discharge planning, being proactive in liaising with social services, CHC teams and nursing/care homes to ensure that patients are discharged safely and without delay

This role will provide you with an opportunity to support a cohort of patients with complex palliative care needs requiring admission to the hospice for a variety of reasons and to play a key role in providing a safe discharge to an appropriate setting. It will also allow you to demonstrate and develop your leadership skills while working with key external partners.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or to further discuss the role please contact Laura Dilworth, Clinical Services Manager laura.dilworth@mariecurie.org.uk

The hospice has excellent transport links with London Underground, London Overground and buses nearby. We provide training and development, interest free loans for travel, PC, bike purchases, free onsite parking.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory enhanced criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level Registered Nurse
• Health Related diploma or working towards
• Mentorship / Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent)

Desirable

• Relevant first degree or working towards Specialist palliative care
• qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience at Agenda for Change Band 5 or above (hospice/hospital/community)
• Understanding of steps involved in audit and research
• Understanding of steps involved in introducing change
• Understands benefits of working with a patient-centred philosophy of
• multidisciplinary team working.

Desirable

• Experience in caring for non-cancer patients requiring specialist
• palliative care
• Experience of standard setting and audit
• Experience in developing practice
• Experience in working with and influencing an
• MDT

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Marie Curie Hospice Hampstead

11 Lyndhurst Gardens

London

NW3 5NS

Employer's website

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)