Discharge Nurse Specialist

The Paediatric Discharge Specialist Nurse will lead, coordinate and facilitate safe, effective and timely discharge pathways for children and young people receiving care within Children's Services. The post holder will act as the clinical expert for discharge planning, supporting simple, complex and criteria-led discharges while ensuring high-quality care, effective patient flow and optimal use of hospital capacity.

The role will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, community services, health and social care partners, families and commissioners to reduce unnecessary delays, improve patient experience and ensure children receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

The post holder will provide specialist advice, education and leadership in discharge planning and support clinical care delivery where service demands require.

• Lead and coordinate timely, safe and effective discharge planning.
• Act as the specialist lead for children with complex and long-term healthcare needs, working across acute, community and tertiary services to deliver seamless transitions of care.
• Develop, implement and support criteria-led discharge pathways to improve patient flow, reduce unnecessary delays and enhance patient experience.
• Help coordinate transition planning for young people moving from paediatric to adult healthcare services, ensuring continuity of care and effective communication between services.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and pathway redesign initiatives that support improved discharge outcomes, capacity management and patient flow.
• Provide specialist clinical support and advice regarding discharge planning, complex care needs and family-centred care.
• Act as a key operational resource for Children's Services, supporting capacity management, escalation processes and the management of discharge delays.
• Demonstrate visible clinical leadership, champion proactive discharge planning from admission onwards and support teams in delivering high-quality, efficient care.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We Have Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Legg Job title: Matron Email address: helen.legg7@nhs.net Telephone number: 07717 694420