Band 7 Discharge Co-Ordinator - Secure Services

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Birmingham seeks a Band 7 Discharge Co‑ordinator to oversee discharge placements for secure care and offender health inpatients. This role requires effective communication, clinical expertise, and the ability to work under pressure. The successful candidate will support teams in creating comprehensive discharge plans and managing referrals, ensuring a smooth transition for service users. A nursing or AHP qualification is a must. Competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710 pro rata is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing and providing care to people with complex needs.
• Extensive understanding of CCG processes related to funding.
• Clinical management experience in various fields.

Responsibilities

• Support secure care and offender health inpatients with discharge placements.
• Work with teams to develop robust discharge plans.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and manage referrals.

Skills

Effective communication

Clinical skills expertise

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Nursing or AHP registered

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Discharge Co‑ordinator – Secure Services

The closing date is 18 January 2026

We are looking to recruit a highly skilled professional (Nurse, Social Worker, OT) who will support the secure care and offender health inpatients with allocating discharge placements for service users. The successful candidate will need to identify appropriate placements for our service users, complete assessments and make referrals, and also to present funding packages to panels where needed.

The successful candidate will work with our local teams and private partners to ensure service users who access secure beds are supported with a robust and supportive discharge package. The candidate will work with the inpatient teams to support plans for discharge, and to support with sourcing and referring our service user for placements should it be required. A complete oversight of transitions of care, and how to unblock barriers to discharge is essential, as well as the ability to offer critical challenge into the care system.

Main duties of the job

They must be able to work independently, be able to undertake comprehensive assessments and robust discharge plans, working collaboratively with service users, carers and clinical teams. Possession of comprehensive IT skills are essential as there will be a requirement to provide comprehensive performance data regarding clinical activity.

The successful candidate will be expected to work independently with the inpatient teams, and private partners to assist in the implementation of robust and supportive discharge packages. This could mean completing referrals, assessments, presenting cases for funding to panels, attending ward reviews and bed meetings. Active contributions in bed management and clinical team meetings is essential.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4,000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing or AHP registered

Skills

• Communicate effectively at all levels across the organisation
• Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Experience

• Experience of assessing and providing care to people with complex needs
• Extensive understanding of CCG processes in respect of funding
• Clinical management in more than one field, e.g. acute community, primary care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata