Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Are you interested in a new exciting opportunity to develop your career?

We are seeking Discharge Support Workers across four wards at the Langley Green Hospital and will consider full or part time applicants.

We are excited to announce the establishment of a new Multidisciplinary In-reach Support Team (MDIST) are Discharge Support Workers will play an integral role in supporting successful discharge. You will ensure all discharges from a defined number of mental health acute beds are processed and coordinated in a way that ensures patients are placed in an environment best suited to their assessed needs and Trust resources are utilised to their maximum efficiency. The post holder holds no clinical responsibility instead focuses on the administrative coordination to support successful discharge. We are looking for individuals who are resilient, driven and passionate to provide high quality care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

• You will work closely with the MDIS Team focusing directly on the needs of patients requiring support and facilitation in order to be discharged from hospital.
• You will develop close working relationships with ward teams providing coordinated support to the MDIST.
• Responsible for assisting with processes and procedures to enhance patient flow as identified by the MDIST.
• Providing follow up as appropriate for patients discharged taking action and/or escalating issues as required.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

Working for our organisation

Langley Green is a state-of-the-art hospital for people with acute mental health problems. The hospital has two acute care working age wards, one integrated working age/older adults ward, and one psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU).

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be an excellent communicator, maintain good working relationships with the team, patients, carers and service users ensuring key information is communicated in a timely, robust and efficient way.

You will work closely with ward staff, Trust teams and liaise with relevant agencies to coordinate the administrative procedures associated with discharge.

You will liaise with patients and carers and support risk identification. You will be IT literate.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Satisfactory level of general education
• Good standard of written and spoken English
• Demonstrates commitment to further learning and personal development

Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria

• Understanding of the role and responsibilities of a ward Discharge Support Worker
• Demonstrates ability to pass on knowledge to others

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.