Overview
These exciting posts will be based within the (Fife-wide) Integrated Discharge Team, mainly based within Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy and when required Community Hospitals across Fife. These posts involve comprehensive assessment and discharge planning. We work to support discharge to meet PDD. Our ethos is patient centred pathways within the Home First Model. The post involves attending ward daily MDTs, completing assessments and communicating with the relevant teams across the Partnership and Third Sector organisations.
Responsibilities
- Attend ward daily multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and contribute to discharge planning.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and communicate findings to relevant teams across the Partnership and Third Sector organisations.
- Take a dynamic approach to complex discharge planning and support discharge planning across all areas.
- Provide regular updates on discharge pathways and plans as an autonomous practitioner.
- Utilise knowledge of long-term conditions and frailty to inform decision-making for the aging population.
- Use Microsoft Office and associated databases (e.g. Excel) in daily duties.
Qualifications and experience
Current qualification / registration in Nursing or an AHP role.Knowledge and wide range of experience in Health and Social Care is desirable.Excellent communication skills with an organised and flexible approach.Ability to work autonomously with initiative and sound decision-making.Additional information
PVG scheme : This post may require joining the PVG Scheme. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, appointment is subject to PVG checks. Details will be confirmed by the Hiring Manager or Recruitment Team. For more information see : Disclosure Scotland Changes.As of 1 April 2025, changes to criminal records checks may apply where required by legislation.NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all employees are legally entitled to work in the UK. If you are not a UK or Irish national, you must confirm your right to work in your application.NHS Scotland is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of society. We offer flexible working, family-friendly policies and reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates or those with long-term conditions or neurodivergence during recruitment.#J-18808-Ljbffr