Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Job overview

Are you an experienced, committed, and dynamic registered mental health professional (Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) who is passionate about using their skills to make a difference in a non-traditional role within our mental health services? Can you work effectively with patients with complex mental health needs, their families, clinicians and other stakeholders to deliver exceptional care that changes people's lives? If this sounds like you then come and join the Bed Management Team, a small, friendly team that works to ensure smooth and timely transitions for our patients from our acute wards and out of Trust units into the community.



Working Monday - Friday during core hours, working across the acute sites and will require you to be able to travel to visit our service users placed in hospitals across the region.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will provide proactive coordination of discharge process and support to our patients across both counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.



Identification of barriers to discharge and the solutions to overcome them are a key focus of the role in addition to liaise with NSFT colleagues, system partners and stakeholders daily. Your work will feed into the Patient Flow communication network on a daily basis. You will work autonomously to ensure continued momentum and progression through the care pathway for our patients whilst maintaining communication with your colleagues.



Your work will be in conjunction with the Band 4 Discharge Facilitator staff on the wards to determine which patients present an indication of complex needs that will require further in-depth assessment to support appropriate discharge pathways. The postholder will also have regular contact with partnership agencies from Housing and Third sector agencies to develop networks to support the discharge process.



The role will provide clinical management and navigation of mental health discharge pathways, whilst working collaboratively within a wider multi-organisational team alongside the Discharge Facilitators based on the acute wards. In this role you will develop your experience and knowledge of discharge pathways and out of hospital provision as well as influencing discharge decisions.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.



Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.



Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Nursing/social work/allied health professions Ongoing professional development working towards degree level Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice or relevant experience

Desirable criteria

Previous line management experience within health or social care health or social care Previous working in Mental Health inpatient setting #

Experience

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management applied to practice Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages

Desirable criteria

Experience in supporting service development #

Skills

Essential criteria

Effective analytical and decision-making skills Risk assessment knowledge and skills Care planning skills

Desirable criteria

Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice

YOUR APPLICATION



We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.



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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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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.