Job summary
- Main area
- Vascular
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-7301471-GO-VA
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheselden Ward. St.George's Hospital.
- Town
- London
- Closing
- 06/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Admissions & Discharges Coordinator Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
- To admit patients and ensuring that all patients are assessed on the ward preoperatively.
- To establish and maintain robust multi-disciplinary discharge planning arrangements in order to discharge patients safely and reduce length of stay, delayed transfers of care and re-admissions.
- To proactively co-ordinate, review and case manage complex discharges and to facilitate simple discharges by engaging the multi-disciplinary ward team.
- To ensure the discharge planning process is responsive to the needs of patients and their carers by means of joint working with the relevant acute, community and allied support staff.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake assessment of patients’ to be admitted on the ward preoperatively and pre-procedure and assessing their discharge needs in appointed area of responsibility without supervision.
- Co-ordinate and refer to appropriate therapy team if rehabilitation required.
- Arrange and Chair Multidisciplinary team meetings for individual patients with very complex discharge needs.
- Refer and liaise with Social Service Department and other local agencies e.g., ICT as appropriate.
- Work clinically on the ward and other areas where appropriate and as required, supporting the ward teams.
Working for our organisation
The post-holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respect.
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. All staff have a responsibility to be aware of safeguarding policies and to be able to identify concerns and know what action to take when necessary.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role
Person specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (general)
- A minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Demonstrable knowledge of patient pathways and discharge processes
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and to coordinate admission and complex discharges on the ward on a daily basis
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team and able to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
Desirable criteria
- Experience and understanding working in a vascular ward
- Experience in pre-assessment and discharge planning
Shortlisting
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team and able to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to take charge of the ward in the absence senior staff nurse.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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
- Elaine Connelly
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087250363
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
07553093677
- Telephone
- 07553093677
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