Job Description

The Transfer of Care System Leader is a system appointment. The post holder will work in partnership with the system health and care leaders to operationally deliver a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to discharge from hospital based on the principles of no place like home, adopting a Home First approach.



The post will be hosted by one of the statutory partners and will report to the Assistant Director of Adult Social Care Operations for professional supervision and management. There will be dual reporting lines into the Trust and Council and the post holder will be situated as part of the management structure within both organisations. It is recognised that the delivery is on behalf of the system and will require full system support to achieve this.



This post is a partnership post and the expectation would be to interact alongside all system partners. In performing this system leadership role it is a requirement to develop a shared system view of transfer of care, to hold stakeholders to account, driving forward the actions that need to be taken as a system to address shared challenges.

The primary functions of this role are:

Strategic and operational oversight of the system wide Transfer of Care Hub, functions and policies.



The oversight and co-ordination of 'transfer of care' primarily hospital discharge arrangements and hospital admission avoidance for all people across the health and care system.



Escalating as necessary to the relevant Executive Leads for the Trust, ICB and Local Authority.



Implementation and system oversight of the Hospital discharge and community support policy



At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.



Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':



Being a clinically led organisation



Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust



A positive patient experience every time



A great place to work



Managing our money well



As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.



Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.



Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.



Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.



If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.



Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies .