Ward Based Discharge Coordinator

4 weeks ago


Salisbury, United Kingdom Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

At Salisbury Hospital we believe in patient centred care and that this extends to ensuring that our patients leave safely and happily. We are looking for someone who knows how to juggle multiple plates and not break any If you are looking for a role that you can make your own, we may have just what you are looking for.

Our Acute Frailty Unit (AFU) is looking for a Discharge Coordinator, to help ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from hospital. You will work with all members of the multi disciplinary team helping people leave the hospital when their treatment is finished with us. You will need excellent communication and personal skills, curiosity and determination. In return we offer diverse and supportive teams who will encourage and appreciate your contribution to excellent care here at Salisbury Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

academic - essential

Essential

Maths/English GCSE C/4 or above

Desirable

Experience in NHS

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