Discharge Specialist Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist

• Are you enthusiastic, motivated and looking for a new and exciting challenge?
• Do you want to develop and extend your skills and knowledge within a Discharge role?
• Are you looking for a role in a fast paced, ever evolving team?

If so, then this could be the job for you!

The York Discharge Liaison command centre is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated Discharge Liaison Specialist Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist. The hub provides a service to patients and customers across York, Selby, Ryedale, East Riding and North Yorkshire.

Please note that for this post we are welcoming applications from both registered Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Nursing Professionals.

You will join a developing inter-agency team, working closely with, ward staff, Social Care, Continuing Health Care, community rehab units, intermediate care and the voluntary sector. You must be able to demonstrate collaborative working, as well as being able to build effective relationships with colleagues from other healthcare professions.

You will be required to have sensitive discussions with patients and their families, and on occasion be able to diplomatically challenge conversations, in order to achieve the best outcome for patients for a safe discharge.

You will benefit from working within a small, friendly, experienced, pro-active team who are looking for a colleague with a positive approach and has a flexible and patient centred approach.

What Are We Looking For

You should be a dynamic, forward-thinking practitioner, with the desire to develop and improve services. You must have relevant clinical experience, and excellent communication and organisational skills. The successful candidate will hold their own caseload within the acute hospital.

The ability to escalate concerns, via appropriate channels of escalation, is also essential in this role.

The successful candidate will be required to use a variety of computer applications and should be confident in IT skills.

We would encourage anyone interested in this exciting opportunity to contact us to arrange an informal visit to the unit.

For More Information About Our Trust, Please Visit

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Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachelle Atkinson Job title: Deputy Integrated Discharge Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07890031618

Dawn Benson

Integrated Discharge Team Manager

Tel: 01904 725989