Discharge Coordinator

The successful candidate will work collaboratively as apart of an MDT to support service users with identified needs to facilitate discharge. The candidate will work closely with service users, families, housing authorities and other charity and non governmental organizations to achieve their goals.,

• To work as part of an MDT within Enhanced Discharge Team to support with service suers with identified needs to facilitate discharge from inpatient wards back to the communities or signposting to other teams like CSPS and rehab services.
To work in partnership with the Housing and accommodation workers, charitable organizations, governmental workers and Department of Works and Pensions providing support using the Support Time and Recovery Model.
• To work across the Adult Acute Inpatient wards in Hertfordshire as well as Contracted Independent Sector Providers.
• To work closely with the Inpatient staff, medical team, CATT team, bed management team, the housing worker, Health and Social Care Teams, Bed Placement, Care Coordinators and carers to enable barriers to discharge to be identified and resolved in a timeframe that meets the patient's needs., To work in partnership with the Housing and accommodation workers, charitable organizations, governmental workers and Department of Works and Pensions providing support using the Support Time and Recovery Model.
• To work across the Adult Acute Inpatient wards in Hertfordshire as well as Contracted Independent Sector Providers.
• To work closely with the Inpatient staff, medical team, CATT team, bed management team, the housing worker, Health and Social Care Teams, Bed Placement, Care Coordinators and carers to enable barriers to discharge to be identified and resolved in a timeframe that meets the patient's needs.
  
  The Trust is looking for a vibrant, motivated candidate with very good communication and engaging skills to support service users with social care issues prior to discharge from Inpatients unit., NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
• NVQ/Mental Health Certificate Level 2
• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development, Ability to use structured therapeutic skills, such solution focussed therapy, or-a commitment to acquiring such skills
• Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote anti- discriminatory practice/equal opportunities
Desirable criteria
• Good awareness of local services, Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout