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The vision for an Integrated Discharge Team in Bolton is for the three main stakeholders, the Trust, the Council and the ICB to work in partnership to provide a fully integrated and co-ordinated hospital discharge service for patients admitted to wards in Bolton NHS Trust. The post holder will play a key part in facilitating timely and safe discharges for patients, and liaising with relevant social and NHS staff to support this.

The post holder will support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in the Integrated Discharge Team, by assisting the team leads to facilitate timely discharges for patients, and ensuring that efficient and effective processes are in place to prevent delays in discharge. The post holder will attend Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings and liaise with all relevant health and social care professionals and managers, to ensure patient flow and hospital discharge/transfers of care are safely and effectively managed.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is a major provider of hospital and community health services in the North West Sector of Greater Manchester, delivering services from the Royal Bolton Hospital and also providing a wide range of community services from locations across Bolton.

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vivien Bates Job title: Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07985505210

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

For Further Details / Informal Visits Contact

Vivien Bates, Matron Integrated Discharge Team

[email protected]

Tel:07985505210