Staff Nurse - Discharge Lounge

Job overview

We have exciting and challenging opportunities for a Registered Nurse to develop their skills and autonomy working within the Discharge Lounge at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospital Teaching Trust.

Discharge Lounge plays a crucial part in helping the hospital flow by creating acute beds. It is a designated area for patients who are waiting for their medication and/or transport when they are medically stable to leave the hospital environment to their planned discharge destination.

If you feel this role is for you, we look forward to receiving your application.  If you would like an informal visit please contact us and arrange a time.

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The role of the Band 5 in the Discharge Lounge plays an important part in promoting hospital staff in all areas to transfer those patients who meet the criteria to be transferred to the lounge. The Band 5 is expected to support any ward areas where necessary to assist the patient’s transfer to the lounge. This includes transferring patients who need a last dose of intravenous anti-biotics, dressings and checking blood glucose if appropriate and administration of essential medication.

The Band 5 role also includes to check discharge medication with the patients and ensuring all nutritional needs are met during their stay and to ensure that their discharge is safe.

Our teams are amazing, and this has been demonstrated even more so during the unprecedented challenge brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

As a Staff Nurse working on the unit you will be a valued member of the team, providing high quality care to patients prior to discharge , in a professional, compassionate and competent manner. You will be able to contribute ideas and support clinical initiatives in order to provide evidence based patient care.

The Unit is actively committed to looking at ways to improve patient experience, and patient flow ensuring we create an environment where patients feel safe, cared for and confident in treatment they receive.    Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.  

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.   

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it’s our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.