Discharge Co-ordinator

NHS Jobs; Tees Valley; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Discharge Co-ordinator for our gastroenterology ward to ensure safe, timely discharges and smooth transitions for patients, involving collaboration with social workers, district nurses, and the multidisciplinary team.

The role requires clear communication, careful documentation, and ability to manage competing priorities in a busy hospital setting; closing date 07 October 2026, with pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Relevant NVQ Level 3/Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant experience.
• Care Certificate or willingness to complete within first 6 months of commencement in post.
• GCSE equivalent in English and Mathematics.
• Short courses relevant to undertake patient and clinical care duties.

Responsibilities

• Discussion with patients and relatives to establish what support is needed to facilitate discharge out of hospital.
• Discussion with multidisciplinary team members including social services, the discharge management team and district nurses.
• Liaising with the discharge lounge to arrange discharge home.

Skills

Good communication

Telephone skills

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Education

NVQ Level 3/Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant experience

Care Certificate or willingness to complete within first 6 months

GCSE equivalent in English and Mathematics

Short courses relevant to patient and clinical care duties

Job description

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Go back County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Discharge Co-ordinator

The closing date is 07 October 2026

We are a 26 bed gastroenterology ward looking to recruit a Discharge Coordinator to our team. This post entails arranging safe discharges for our patients when being discharged from hospital. This will need good communication with patients, relatives and multidisciplinary team members within and outside of the hospital. This will include discussion with social workers and district nurses.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will arrange the safe discharge out of hospitalfor our patients. Good communication will be needed to establish what servicesneed to be set up to facilitate a smooth, safe transition out of hospital. Goodworking relationships will be needed with the multidisciplinary team to worktogether to determine what care and services are needed to safely discharge thepatients. Good telephone skills will be needed and documenting in the patientsrecords.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Job responsibilities

Discussion with patients andrelatives to establish what support is needed to facilitate discharge out ofhospital.

Discussion withmultidisciplinary team members including social services, the dischargemanagement team and district nurses.

Liaising with the discharge lounge to arrangedischarge home.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant NVQ Level 3/Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant experience.
• Care Certificate or willingness to complete within first 6 months of commencement in post.
• GCSE equivalent in English and Mathematics.
• Short courses relevant to undertake patient and clinical care duties.

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Good verbal and written command of
• Ability to act upon own initiative.
• Able to work under some pressure.
• Ability to show leadership
• Ability to plan own work.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Willing to take and record patient
• observations.
• Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation.

Personal Attributes

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels.
• Understanding of the role of HCSW.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Knowledge and understanding of the need for confidentiality

Experience

• Ability to learn new skills.
• Previous experience in caring for others.

Special Requirements

• Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
• skills.
• Ability to work in a busy and varied work
• environment and respond to change.
• Be able to offer pastoral care to mentors and students when providing feedback on performance.

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.

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust