Purposeful Admission Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Flow Management Team. The successful candidate will be someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, able to juggle multiple priorities, stay calm under pressure and keep patient safety at the centre of their work. You will ensure that the patient is supported through their inpatient journey and safely supported throughout the discharge planning process., The Purposeful Admission Coordinator will work agile and provide ward and services 'in reach' across the acute wards at LMH and ACMH., To support the provision of purposeful inpatient admissions across the acute inpatient pathway and ensure the timely discharge of patients from the inpatient wards at Lynfield Mount Hospital (LMH) and Airedale Centre for Mental Health (ACMH), including the Step Forward Centre.

To commence discharge planning at the point of admission in collaboration with families/carers, inpatient MDT, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT), Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) and social care where appropriate. Undertaking appropriate assessments and challenging the MDT around purposeful admission utilising the Formulation and Care Planning process and identifying and escalating barriers to discharge using Criteria Led Discharge Tools.

The post holder will highlight any barriers to discharge to the senior management team and provide Delayed Transfer Of Care (DTOC) reports as required.

The post holder will be responsible for recording planned discharges and any barriers to discharges within the agreed electronic systems and liaise with key staff within The Trust to ensure that the position is communicated and understood. They will be responsible for escalating, where required, challenges around purposeful admissions and discharges in the relevant meetings and will work collaboratively with the wards to identify increased length of stay (LOS) eg. 100+ days within acute wards and 6 weeks LOS in PICU wards.

The successful candidate will have the ability to meet deadlines, and a have a proactive approach to problem-solving whilst working with the wider wider care team.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefitsincluding :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plusmany more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported toparticipatein training and toidentifyand implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date ifa sufficient number ofapplications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.