Early Discharge Coordinator

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Job overview

Due to expansion within the Stockport Home Treatment Team an exciting opportunity for 2 full time Early Discharge Coordinators

Your main base will be at Stepping Hill Hospital.

This post is open to Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers.

The Stockport Home Treatment Team is a large multi-disciplinary team, consisting of a Consultant Psychiatrist and junior doctors, Team Manager, Deputy Manager, Psychologist, NMPs, Lead Nurses, Occupational Therapist, Social Workers, Support Workers, Pharmacy Technician and Administration staff.

We are in an exciting innovative position of piloting this new role within the team, which means enhancing our support offer on the acute wards, supporting early discharge to the Home Treatment Team.

The postholder will work closely with both the Home Treatment Team and the acute wards at Stockport, enabling a smooth discharge from hospital.

This well-established, multi-disciplinary team offers a high quality assessment and home treatment service where possible as an alternative to hospital admission, to individuals experiencing acute mental health crisis.

Main duties of the job

We are currently working to enhance our team in line with the Fidelity model for Crisis services in conjunction with all HTTs .

You will work within the service specifically as part of the MDT and have close links with the consultants on the wards and the Psychiatrist and Psychologist from the Home Treatment Team.

You will participate in Ward rounds for patients on the ward, coordinating patient discharge. Additionally, you will work with other colleagues across assessment services to enhance care provision.

We are looking for an individual who shows compassion and genuine warmth, someone who is engaging and focussed on person centred care and satisfaction.

You will be able to keep our commitments, demonstrate respect and dignity, work well under pressure and have very good communication skills, you will be working in a fast paced workplace where diversity is a focus.

You will have experience as a qualified practitioner within mental health and have strong leadership skills.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support the admission and delayed discharge activities within acute inpatient services. Attend weekly delayed discharge meetings, ensure s117 processes are followed, identify patients who requires accommodation in the community, make

• Minimise incidence of bed crises, using knowledge of impending discharges and extended periods of leave and placements breaking down in the community.
• Actively be involved in the delayed discharge process and assist the MDT to facilitate timely discharge and escalate cases as appropriate.
• Promote and foster supportive relationships with key stakeholders such as ICB, Accommodation Providers, Local Authority and Pennine Care
• Develop and maintain processes for effective discharge which may include accessing funding and placement for securing non-NHS beds.
• Proactive in ascertaining the Trust’s position regarding bed management resources.
• Liaison with appropriate teams and services in the management of interface issues.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of information.
• Attend MDT meeting, risk panel meetings, complex case meeting and liaise with ICBs around placements and support the coordination of multi-disciplinary team reviews for complex delayed discharges.
• Maintain and demonstrate up to date knowledge, ensuring any gaps in clinical competency are addressed whilst also staying compliant with all business policies and procedures.
• Be a resource to junior members of staff, providing training, supervision and advice
• Ensure recommendations from national policy and guidance are communicated, understood and implemented.
• Support people on home leave from acute wards and whilst transitioning to the Home Treatment Team or borough crisis accommodation. This job description is not exhaustive but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.

Person specification

Person specification

• • RMN / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
• Short courses and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Post registration experience.
• Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs.
• Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
• Experience of working on acute psychiatric wards or Home Treatment Team
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of providing supervision to junior staff
• Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
• Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
• Knowledge of psychosocial assessment and risk assessment / management processes
• Comprehensive mental health and risk assessment skills.
• Ability to construct effective packages of care and risk management plans
• Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Comprehensive I.T Skills
• Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multidisciplinary staff.
• Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs, such as, transporting patients.
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Formal teaching qualification.
• Further training in brief psychosocial interventions.
• Adult acute mental health work experience
• Experienced in the use of outcome measures such as CORE, PHQ9 and GAD7
• Experience of working with a recovery model of care
• Experience of gatekeeping
• Skills in planning, delivery and evaluation of training. • Skills in the area of audit or research

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Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
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