Job summary
Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity within the Integrated Discharge Team for a Band 6 Integrated Discharge Sister.
The Integrated Discharge Team are based in Moston lodge, this post is key to facilitating complex discharges from the Acute Trust.
The successful candidate will be supported by IDT Manager and all necessary training provided. We are looking for an organised, professional and enthusiastic member of staff who is looking to further their career within The Countess of Chester Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- To work as an anonymous practitioner to perform specialist nursing assessments to patients and use clinical reasoning to deliver and adapt individualised discharge plans, involving patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of their care.
- To be professionally responsible for managing a defined caseload of complex cases and lead Discharge Planning/Best Interest Meetings and Professionals meetings as required.
- To facilitate Red and Green Multidisciplinary Meetings daily on the wards to ensure active discharge planning is being undertaken to progress the patient to their date of discharge.
- To identify which discharge pathway the patient requires and in conjunction with the ward staff ensure this is documented on tele tracking at the daily meetings.
- To provide education/training to the ward staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team in all matters related to discharge planning.
- To act as a point of contact for patients/carers and others for information on the discharge process and NHS continuing health care, assisting patients to access advocacy schemes and external advice when necessary
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of a range of post registration areas
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Evidence of audit and/or research work
- Knowledge of current best practice in Nursing
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience across a range of clinical areas at Band 5 level
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
- Evidence of group working and team working
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of a range of post registration areas
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Evidence of audit and/or research work
- Knowledge of current best practice in Nursing
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience across a range of clinical areas at Band 5 level
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
- Evidence of group working and team working
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
