Job summary
- Main area
- Discharge Hub Lead
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-LS-ICS-312
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing Hospital Discharge Hub
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £56,388 - £62,785 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 17:00
- Interview date
- 08/07/2024
Employer heading
Discharge Hub Lead
Band 8a
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Ealing Intermediate Care service has an exciting new role within the Senior Management Team (SMT) for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate with management experience. You will have experience of working with multiple providers to provide professional and strategic leadership in line with agreed service objectives.
Within this role you will work as part of the SMT within ECP and LNWHT with a focus on embedding the D2A model of care across Ealing in collaboration with NWL sector peers.
The Integrated Discharge Hub based within Ealing hospital facilitates and tracks discharges across the D2A pathways and supports flow across the North West London (NWL) system. The service is led by West London NHS and includes multiple providers; London North West University NHS Trust, Ealing CCG and Ealing local Authority. It builds on the set up as part of managing COVID-19 identified in government guidance issued in March & August 2020
Main duties of the job
Lead on the development and embedding of shared care planning and trusted assessments through joined up working and closer integration of services across acute, community, social care, mental health services, and third sector provision of an integrated and co-ordinated efficient and clinically cost effective care wrapped around a patient’s needs to improve wellbeing and health outcomes
In collaboration with partners, the hub lead will implement an integrated daily patient list. This will be a live data set for all agencies to work from and include those suitable for discharge, the number and percentage of people on the list who have left the hospital, and reason of delay for those unable to be discharged in a timely way.
Develop and maintain shared governance and performance across providers and partners
To provide strategic oversight of the discharge to assess process ensuring that there are no delays to discharge and that a “home first” approach is adopted.
To act as intermediator between neighbouring boroughs (CCGs, community, acute and LA)
To provide strategic oversight to WLT, LNHWT, Ealing CCG, Ealing LA and neighbouring boroughs.
Develop internal capability to support partner functions
Work within a multi-agency environment at a senior level to embed joint working and collaborative approach to D2A
To work with peers within respective organisations to ensure discharge timescales as laid out in national guidance are adhered to.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Degree in health related or business filed
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Evidence of relevant CPD
Desirable criteria
- Post Grad diploma in leadership/service development
- Registered AHP or RG/MN
- Educated to MSc level or studying towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing and monitoring performance across teams
- Experience of interpreting and reporting from raw data
- Experience of managing and leading services through transitional periods
- Experience of managing a team that incorporates multiple providers
- Experience of leading on discharge and/or admission avoidance/community pathways
- Experience of leading on QSIR/quality improvement projects
- Experience of developing new teams, pathway and ways of working
- Experience of providing direct line management and managing managers/team leads
Desirable criteria
- Managing D2A pathways
- Managing social care/reablement services
- Experience of managing intermediate care teams and or community beds
- Clinical experience in overseeing and completing CHC assessments
- Managing a Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy team within an inpatient or community setting
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of D2A/discharge pathways and future plan.
- Knowledge of CHC and cross boundary working
- Knowledge of local authority care provision and remit.
- Understanding of patient flow and implications if flow is reduced.
- In-depth practical knowledge of Understanding of HMG hospital discharge: policy and operating model August 2020.
- Broad medical knowledge.
- Knowledge of frailty models of care.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of local commissioning objectives and 10 year plan
- In-depth understanding of hospital and community care remit and agenda
- Knowledge of NWL patient flow agenda
- Knowledge of intermediate care guidance and best practice.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to be non-biased and act as intermediator when needed
- Able to be non-biased and act as intermediator when needed • Able to work seamlessly with other professional groups and providers
- Communicate clear messages and guidance
- Communicates effectively verbally and in writing
- Able to engage and communicate with internal and external partners in a professional manner
- Able to challenge practice constructively to implement change
- Remain professional at all times in line with NHS KSF
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachael Hines
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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