A neuro-navigator signposts patients and clinicians to appropriate services, with a focus on neurological conditions. Their aim is to get the patient to the right place, to access the right service, at the right time. Their responsibilities include:
facilitating appropriate, smooth and timely transition for patient from hospital to community directing referrals to specialist local services (both inpatient and outpatient) following patients over time to cater for changes in rehabilitation, medical or placement needs advocating for patients as well as services.
The role is similar to that of an ‘organisational case manager’. It focuses on clinical signposting, so requires a clinical background and organisational experience in a clinical setting, usually as a therapist, most often as an occupational therapist, but sometimes as a social worker or nurse. |