Job summary

Looking for a new challenge? Are you keen to work in a multi-organisational team working to support the safe transfer of care of patients from hospital to home.

We are looking for Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapists to join our Integrated Discharge Hub. You must be able to work as part of a team, have excellent clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills.

Responsible for ensuring smooth daily operations at the Hounslow Discharge Hub based at the West Middlesex Hospital site (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation NHS Trust) and to act as a key point of contact and subject matter expert to be agreed with the postholder to support with complex discharge queries.

You will work as a core member of the acute based multi-agency Discharge Hub team to build and deliver the shared vision for a Hospital Discharge Service. Where be responsible for day to day management of the Discharge Hub; including acting as a line manager for junior staff within the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to :

• Provide highly skilled and autonomous care to a designated caseload / wards including taking responsibility for the assessment (if needed), management and liaison (external and internal) to patients in an acute setting.
• Act as a pro-active advocate for positive risk taking in discharge planning through extensive knowledge of relevant community based pathways and ability to support effective discharge planning adopting Home First principles.
• Act as a key point of contact for acute clinicians including consultants, other members of the Discharge Hub team and community-based clinicians / services.
• Support in delivering high quality care that delivers best value and meets the requirements of the Hospital Discharge Service guidance.
• Meet the needs of the service and to support resilience and professional development, the postholder will be required to undertake some rotational work with the community-based teams.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description and personal specification attached for more details about the role.

Interview date to be agreed

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Desirable