Job Description

Are you looking for a challenge which requires flexibility, forward thinking and drive? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated enthusiastic individual to join the team on Chestnut ward our Medical Admissions Unit as a Patient Discharge Navigator. This role will help ensure a smooth and safe transition by coordinating discharge plans, accessing necessary resources, and providing information and support to our patients, their families and carers.



We are seeking a committed, dynamic and forward-thinking individual, who will join a well-respected, established team on Chestnut ward to support the flow of patients on and off the ward.



Effective communication, strong collaborative approaches and the ability to engage the entire multidisciplinary workforce within an ever changing, ever challenging environment is essential.



You will be expected to optimize patient clinical pathways, enhancing patient experience, and reducing patient length of stay.



Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:



Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development



Widening access (anchor institution) and employability



Improving the experience of staff with disability



Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development



Making equalities mainstream



You will need to work as part of a wider team but also be able to work autonomously, prioritising your workload and communicating delays and concerns in a timely manner.



Work as part of the multidisciplinary ward team, gaining an insight and knowledge onto the needs of all the patients on their allocated wards. Support patients, their families and carers to ensure that assessments and discharge plans are fully understood and agreed. * Attend the daily board meetings to proactively identify patients who are ready for discharge and transfer to a backend medical bed.