Ward Coordinator- Bishops Castle Community Hospital

We have an exciting opportunity for a Ward Discharge Co-ordinator to join our friendly and dynamic team at Bishops Castle Community Hospital.
The role involves working within the ward environment as part of the multidisciplinary team, to provide a continuous coordinated approach to the safe and timely discharge of patients with simple and complex discharge needs.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment., + Communicate and liaise with patients, their families and carers and other key external stakeholders who play an integral role in patient discharge.
+ Support the delivery of the SAFER red to green approach to expediting patient care.
+ The role requires a high proportion of autonomous working with in the ward team within the sphere of the role.
+ Attend ward round, organise and chair MDT meetings and take action to expedite investigations and treatments to support pathway progression using the SAFER principals of red to green.
+ Liaise with other members of the wider interdisciplinary team i.e. social services, ICS, district nurses, specialists nurses and other relevant external agencies to facilitate timely and co-ordinated patient discharge.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.