Job summary
Employer heading
Discharge Suite Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
The Discharge Suite provides a safe and comfortable environment for patients to wait for medications, family members or transport ahead of transfer to their discharge destination. Optimal utilisation of the discharge Suite is essential to ensure timely availability of beds and improve patient flow through the hospital.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are:
- Maintain the effective day to day running of the department
- Ensure that the criteria for referral to the Discharge Suite are followed and maintained
- Ensure patients receive any medications they are due prior to discharge
- Check issued medication against prescription for all patients, noting that the patient may have been waiting for supplies to be sent from pharmacy as well as having some supplies from the ward. Liaise with pharmacy and ward medical staff if there are any errors.
- Ensure all patients leave hospital with the correct medical information, equipment, dressings, dietary supplements and medication, ensuring the patients know how to obtain further supplies.
- Escalate any issues with care packages as appropriate.
- Continue with pressure area care and falls risk assessment
- Escalate any medical issues to ward staff
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the ‘about this job’ link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered general nurse.
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- Current NMC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working within an acute or community setting
- Commitment to evidence based practice
- Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC Code of Professional conduct.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola McPhillips
- Job title
- Operational Clinical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07443185276
- Additional information
Nicola McPhillips, Operational Clinical Matron, [email protected] 07443185276 alternatively Beverly Tytler, Clinical Sister, [email protected]
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