Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated Discharge Team - 200177
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: 2 full time and 1 P/T post available
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6442322
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Discharge Navigator (Band 3)
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
Band 3 Discharge Navigator band 3 37.5 hours per week(2 posts available)/22.5hr per week(1 post available)
The Transfer of Care Hub is a dedicated team who support the wards with patient discharges.
We are looking for a cheerful confident person to join our small team.
Communication is key in this role .
Working hours are 8-4 , 5 days a week including some weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
The role of the discharge navigator is to maintain patient flow within the hospital in line with the current government discharge guidelines.
The role is ward based and will include attending board rounds, ensuring all necessary actions have been performed to ensure discharge home in a timely manner.
You will play a key role in providing the trust with their discharge information to enable adequate patient flow throughout the hospital.
As such we expect our Discharge Navigators to be organised and proactive with good communication skills enabling them to liaise with patients/families and all members of the multi disciplinary team. A basic understanding of IT is preferred.
You will be an effective independent worker who equally works well within a team environment.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
· Being a clinically led organisation
· Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
· A positive patient experience every time
· A great place to work
· Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE maths and English grade C/4 or above
- NVQ3 in care or Admin or equivalent experience or NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- ECDL
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Recent work within a hospital/care setting.
Desirable criteria
- NHS Employment
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Awareness of the requirements of the post
- Understanding of the Trust’s discharge process and community provision
- Health & Safety.
- An understanding of confidentiality
- Discharge Planning
- Risk Management
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of adult protection issues.
- Knowledge of complaints handling
- Understanding of current health/social care issues
personal circumstances
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Ability to organise own workload
- Ability to communicate with colleagues & the public
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
- Flexibility to adapt to new conditions at short notice
- Alignment to trust values and core behaviours
- Ability to use initiative appropriately
- Good Interpersonal Skills
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Alignment to Trust values and core behaviours
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the Trust’s core business
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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
- Tracy Jackson/Michaela Maxwell
- Job title
- Discharge Lead Nurse/Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 814975
- Additional information
Michaela Maxwell - Therapy Lead TOCH
01228 814975
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