Discharge Liaison Nurse - #723870
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Date: 1 week ago
City: Cardiff, Wales
Contract type: Full time
We have an exciting opportunity to be part of the continuing development of our services to improve the support we provide to Mental Health clinical teams in discharge planning. Also to provide education and training in relation to discharge planning for health and social care professionals.
Do you enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, have an interest in services that span both acute hospital and community services and enjoy working collaboratively with patients to identify the support required to meet their ongoing needs following a hospital stay?
Would you like to be able to influence the development of ward team's expertise in discharge planning and be involved in strategic plans to improve the management of patient flow through hospital services?
We are looking for someone to join our innovative and dynamic Integrated Discharge Service. This team comprises of Nurses, Social Workers, OT, Administrative staff as well as a range of 3rd sector workers, working with us to support discharges from hospital. The key aim of this team is to provide expert support to ward staff across all hospital specialties to identify and coordinate complex discharge plans for their patients. Assessment, care planning, negotiation and problem solving skills are essential to this role.
You will be working mainlywith our Older Adult Mental Health Units based at University Hospital Llandough with input to Young Onset Dementia Services ,Neuropsychiatry and Adult Mental Health as required. Management and support will be via the Mental Health Clinical Board Complex Care and Commissioning Team with your base at Woodland House.
If you are resilient and can think creatively, communicate effectively and are motivated and want to work as part of our small team, if you are excellent at communicating and resolving conflict and have negotiating skills then this may be the post for you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kim Tallett Job title: Interim Senior Nurse Manager for CHC Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02921832201
Do you enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, have an interest in services that span both acute hospital and community services and enjoy working collaboratively with patients to identify the support required to meet their ongoing needs following a hospital stay?
Would you like to be able to influence the development of ward team's expertise in discharge planning and be involved in strategic plans to improve the management of patient flow through hospital services?
We are looking for someone to join our innovative and dynamic Integrated Discharge Service. This team comprises of Nurses, Social Workers, OT, Administrative staff as well as a range of 3rd sector workers, working with us to support discharges from hospital. The key aim of this team is to provide expert support to ward staff across all hospital specialties to identify and coordinate complex discharge plans for their patients. Assessment, care planning, negotiation and problem solving skills are essential to this role.
You will be working mainlywith our Older Adult Mental Health Units based at University Hospital Llandough with input to Young Onset Dementia Services ,Neuropsychiatry and Adult Mental Health as required. Management and support will be via the Mental Health Clinical Board Complex Care and Commissioning Team with your base at Woodland House.
If you are resilient and can think creatively, communicate effectively and are motivated and want to work as part of our small team, if you are excellent at communicating and resolving conflict and have negotiating skills then this may be the post for you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kim Tallett Job title: Interim Senior Nurse Manager for CHC Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02921832201
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