Discharge Assessor Clinician

1 week ago


St LeonardsonSea, United Kingdom East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Health and Integrated Care Division in supporting the continued development of Virtual Wards.

This post is a 12-month fixed term maternity cover, supporting the early identification of patients from the acute setting to be discharged under the care of virtual wards. You will be the link between the acute wards and community virtual ward team, supporting on daily board rounds and onboarding of patients.

You will be an experienced clinician who can work independently, you will have the ability to identify patients for discharge using current discharge pathways 0-3, and have the ability to identify patients for virtual wards.

You will be based on an acute site and attend daily board rounds, working closely with the virtual ward team and acute wards.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.



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