ICS Discharge liaison Nurse

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Main area Community Division Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 30 hours per week (to work weekend's and bank holiday's on a rota) Job
-COMMUNITY-8127863

Site Intermediate Care Services, Walsall Manor Hospital Town Walsall Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/08/2026 08:00

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

An exciting opportunity to join a wonderful, dynamic and patient focused team providing high quality services to the Walsall community.

Whether it be supporting a team member with new skills or attending to a patient and advising their family, your role as a IC S Discharge liaison Nurse provides you with the opportunity to deliver a high standard of care to patients in their homes (pathway
1), and patient’s that require comprehensive holistic clinical assessment and monitoring in the ICSPathway 2 and 3 beds, alongside developing your leadership skills supporting your team.

To provide a case management approach to care for an identified number of patients working closely with Acute Hospital colleagues and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies for patients on the ICSPathway 1-3.

To provide clinical advice, information and education to patients and carers with the aim of enabling patients to promote maximum independence, health and well being. To enable patients living with long term physical health challenges to live well within their communities, with a focus on not only their physical health needs but also their wider holistic needs, e.g. mental health, learning disabilities, psychological needs, social needs and spiritual needs.

To work within the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior nurse advice and expertise in relation to complex discharge planning. To complete comprehensive, holistic assessments and care plans to facilitate safe and timely discharge for Walsall residents in the Walsall area and in the Out of Borough Hospitals. Actively promote early and timely discharge planning within the Trust. Support junior members of the team to promote quality and embed the ethos of ICSP.

To follow patients up in community and complete further assessments to support exit from ICSP pathways, this includes Trusted assessments, Continuing Health care checklists and Decision support tool assessments.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range…