Discharge Coordinator/Specialist Housing Worker | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Dartford is seeking an experienced clinician for a band 6 discharge coordinator role. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure timely discharges of patients, providing support to vulnerable individuals with complex needs. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to manage challenging cases effectively. This role is crucial for facilitating discharges from acute inpatient services, contributing to the overall patient flow strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience as a clinician in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to manage complex cases and liaise with various stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills to work collaboratively with teams.

Responsibilities

• Attend morning briefing daily and other team meetings.
• Complete IDT Screening Tool within 48 hours of new admission.
• Manage complex cases and allocate caseloads based on service needs.
• Support timely and appropriate assessment and discharge from inpatient beds.

Job description

Overview

Exciting opportunity for a band 6 to join our patient flow team. The post holder will work as an experienced clinician as a key member of the discharge coordination team based within the acute inpatient services (working age adult and older peoples).

Roles

1. Discharge coordinator
2. Specialist housing worker

The specialist housing worker will work collaboratively with the housing department to support patients for whom accommodation is a barrier to discharge. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Patient Flow Hub, inpatient wards (internal and external), crisis teams, community services, service users and their families to achieve the best pathway for inpatients, facilitating discharges and providing supports for vulnerable individuals with complex needs such as homelessness, enduring mental health challenges, or substance misuse.

Responsibilities

• Attend morning briefing daily and other team meetings.
• Complete IDT Screening Tool within 48 hours of new admission.
• Attend ward rounds, professional meetings and other MDT meetings.
• Manage complex cases and allocate caseloads based on service needs.
• Liaise with families, other agencies and professionals.
• Follow the escalation process.
• Support and coordinate timely and appropriate assessment and safe discharge of people from acute inpatient beds.
• Provide regular, informative, and accurate bed‑management information.
• Work closely with inpatient wards and Home Treatment Teams and act as a lead contact for discharge coordination.

Our Values

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
• To ensure early assessment of barriers to discharge and proactively support and facilitate timely and safe discharge from hospital to home or onward care settings.
• To work and support the Discharge Coordination Team under the management of the Discharge Coordination Team Lead.
• To develop strong working relationships and work in close partnership with ward multi‑disciplinary teams, Patient Flow Hub, crisis teams, community teams/services and social services to facilitate discharge from acute in‑patient care to prevent delays and resolve complex discharge arrangements, for the effective, efficient and optimum management of inpatient beds.

This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025.