Transfer of Care Hub System Discharge Lead (Nurse or AHP)

Band 8c
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit two Transfer ofCare Hub System Discharge Leads who will lead a system-level Transfer of Care Hub (ToCH) for the Brighton & Hove 'place'. Transfer of Care Hubs will link all relevant services across sectors to aid discharge and recovery as well as admission avoidance. The Hub will bring together all relevant services (acute, community, primary, and social care, and housing and voluntary sectors) to coordinate care and support for people who need it during and following discharge.
The successful post holders will lead the continuous development and improvement of the Transfer of Care Hub in line with evolving National Hospital Discharge guidance and good practice. They will support a collaborative approach to understanding requirements and effective service delivery to support discharge and admission avoidance based on the health and social care needs of the population and the social care needs of people across Brighton & Hove.
Main duties of the job
This post is a 'system' post, hosted by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, but with equal responsibility and accountability to all system partner provider organisations involved with discharge. Working with all system partners and beyond, the post holder will take a lead role in the day-to-day development and leadership of a multidisciplinary discharge service, ensuring local and national targets are achieved. The role will provide visible leadership for all areas of responsibility and provide direction to all staff working within the ToCH from different organisations.
You will already be a senior leader with experience of working with multiple stakeholders across numerous different provider organisations. This is an ideal role for someone wishing to develop in their career and use their leadership skills, whilst being supported by experienced senior leaders from across the health and social care system.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast

Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
For this role, the post holders will need a health or social care related degree at Masters level or able to demonstrate substantial knowledge and experience within the relevant field with a willingness to work towards qualification. They should also hold relevant accredited professional qualification (e.g. Social Work, Therapy, Nursing) or working towards this.
The base in Brighton and Hove will be Royal Sussex County Hospital. Please be aware that the post holders will be expected to travel to other sites across their area.
For more detailed information, please see the attached documents and don't hesitate to contact Chloe Rogers for an informal conversation or service visit.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Professional Registration
Essential

• Relevant accredited professional qualification (e.g., social Work, Therapy, Nursing) / equivalent relevant health or social care degree / or working towards / equivalent experience.

Experience
Desirable

• Previous experience of implementing a Discharge to Assess or Home First service.
• Experience of working in a politically led environment.

Skills
Essential

• Ability to Chair meetings.

Desirable

• Previous experience of implementing a Discharge to Assess or Home First service.
• Experience of working in a politically led environment.

Experience
Essential

• Clinical / social care / managerial / project management experience in complex patient discharge that demonstrates enhanced specialist knowledge.
• Proven ability to lead, teach and act as a role model at senior level.
• Managing a team to deliver service objectives & performance.
• Delivering change through others
• Service process and system improvement
• Working with a range of stakeholders to facilitate innovation and improvement for patient care and service delivery.
• Experience in service transformation
• Proven experience in formulating and writing reports evaluating progress/risks and success.

Qualifications and/or Professional Registration
Essential

• Health or Social Care related degree at Masters level or able to demonstrate substantial knowledge and experience within the relevant field with a willingness to work towards qualification.

Knowledge
Essential

• In-depth knowledge of statutory duties and drivers across adult social care and health
• Good understanding of the role of the third sector in the provision of health and social care.
• Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance requirements
• Good understanding of the drivers around hospital discharge and the associated legislative frameworks that support this.

Skills
Essential

• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation, and new market opportunities. Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
• Problem solver
• Flexible approach, enthusiastic, and committed
• Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involved, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
• High level of personal resilience.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Competent in performance management (both of operational standards and workforce)
• Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
• Politically astute with a high level of personal integrity
• Ability to manage emotive and distressing situations involving patients, staff, and partners effectively and on a regular basis.
• Resilience and empathy to manage exposure to occasional traumatic circumstances.
• High level of drive, enthusiasm, and commitment to deliver change.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Collaborative leadership style
• Ability to develop effective and credible working relationships both within the organisation and externally.
• Commitment to and focused on quality.
• Resilience to challenging work pressures and demands both internally and from external partners, frequent regulatory and departmental scrutiny

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Brighton
BN2 5BE
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)