Discharge Facilitator

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Discharge Team at Wexham Park Hospital. The role focuses on assessment, care planning and multi‑agency working to support safe, timely discharges for patients with complex health and social care needs.

You will co‑ordinate Discharge to Assess pathways, work with wards, families and partner agencies, and promote person‑centred discharge planning to facilitate patient flow and maintain high standards of care

Qualifications

• Essential criteria: Registered nurse - NMC
• Essential criteria: ENB 998/ mentor prep or equivalent qualification
• Essential criteria: Broad clinical experience relevant to the post and experience in older people’s health
• Experience criteria: Experience of discharge coordination
• Experience criteria: Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Experience criteria: Experience of teaching
• Experience criteria: Experience of developing relationships with internal and external agencies and organisations
• Experience criteria: Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care
• Skills criteria: Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult/stressful situations
• Skills criteria: Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
• Skills criteria: Able to train and supervise junior staff
• Skills criteria: Able to work as an effective team member
• Desirable criteria: IT skills
• Desirable criteria: Presentation skills
• Desirable criteria: Facilitation and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the co‑ordination and planning of complex discharges across all clinical specialties.
• Supporting wards and clinical teams in identifying barriers to discharge and helping to resolve them.
• Working closely with patients, families, and partner agencies to ensure safe, person‑centred discharge planning.
• Supporting timely patient flow through the hospital by promoting effective discharge processes.

Skills

Registered nurse - NMC

Discharge coordination

Communication skills

Teamwork

Stress management

Training junior staff

Education

ENB 998 / mentor prep or equivalent

Older people’s health experience

Tools

Epic EPR

IT skills

Job description

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse - NMC

Experience

Essential criteria

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our dedicated Discharge Team at Wexham Park Hospital. This role offers the chance to further develop your skills in assessment, care planning and multi‑agency working, while making a real difference to patients and their families.

As a Discharge Facilitator, you will play a key role in supporting the safe and effective discharge of patients, with a particular focus on those with complex health and social care needs or where discharge may be delayed. You will contribute to the management of Discharge to Assess pathways, ensuring patients are supported in the right place, at the right time, with the right level of care.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities Include

• Assisting with the co‑ordination and planning of complex discharges across all clinical specialties.
• Supporting wards and clinical teams in identifying barriers to discharge and helping to resolve them.
• Working closely with patients, families, and partner agencies to ensure safe, person‑centred discharge planning.
• Supporting timely patient flow through the hospital by promoting effective discharge processes.

What We’re Looking For

• A Registered Nurse with proven post‑registration experience.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with a flair for problem‑solving.
• The ability to remain calm and effective under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
• A flexible, proactive approach, with the confidence to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A commitment to high standards of patient care and collaborative working.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse - NMC
• ENB 998/ mentor prep or equivalent qualification
• Broad clinical experience relevant to the post and experience in older people’s health

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of discharge coordination
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of developing relationships with internal and external agencies and organisations
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult/stressful situations
• Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
• Able to train and supervise junior staff
• Able to work as an effective team member

Desirable criteria

• IT skills
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation and leadership skills

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.