Discharge Liaison Coordinator

Birmingham Women'S And Children'S Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 neonatal role based at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, with liaison across the Children’s Hospital site and other hospitals for outlier babies. The post involves leading ambulance transportation when required and close work with safeguarding and community teams to ensure safe discharge and timely referrals.

The role requires active participation in improvements, ongoing professional development, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• NMC Registration and nursing degree or equivalent.
• NLS trained and mentorship course.
• Experience with safeguarding and family integrated care.

Responsibilities

• Act as a positive role model at all times.
• Facilitate and participate in improvement projects.
• Take responsibility for personal and professional development.
• Promote collaboration between the Neonatal Service, NSW, Cardiac Services, PICU, Complex Discharge Team and BC HOC.
• Ensure management of staff aligns with Trust values for equality and performance.

Skills

NMC Registration

Nursing Degree

NLS trained

Mentorship Course

Good communication skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Organisational skills

Family Integrated Care knowledge

Education

Nursing Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

The job role is based with the Neonatal Service at Birmingham Women's Hospital. As above there will be close liaison with teams at our Children's Hospital site and other hospitals where we have outlier babies. The post holder will work in partnership with our Neonatal Community Outreach Team to ensure timely referral to this service to facilitate early discharge home for all babies when every possible.

There will be close liaison with our Safeguarding Team to ensure smooth and safe discharge arrangements for our more complex families.

The role involves liaison with many other community teams including but not exclusive to: community children's nursing, perinatal mental health, substance misuse teams, children's centres, family support workers, social workers, housing support officers and community midwives.

There will be requirement to work clinical shifts in the Neonatal Unit, as required and to lead on ambulance transportation of babies, again if required to do so, although this is not the main stay of the role.

Main duties of the job

• To act as a positive role model at all times.
• To facilitate and participate in improvement projects and initiatives.
• To take responsibility for own personal and professional development.
• Collaboration and joint working between the Neonatal Service, NSW, Cardiac Services, PICU, Complex Discharge Team and the BC HOC will be promoted and supported.
• Ensure management of staff is consistent with Trust's Values to the achievement of equality, equity, and optimum performance.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Details

• Date posted: 15 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 284-26-8320440-DWAB
• Closing date: 30 October 2026

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: NMC Registration; Nursing Degree or equivalent; NLS trained; Mentorship Course
• Desirable: QIS course or Equivalent; Leadership Course; Experience at a Level 3 NICU

Experience

• Essential: Experience with EPR; Good communication Skills; Knowledge of Safeguarding children and families; Organisational Skills; Knowledge and experience of Family Integrated Care
• Desirable: BLS trained; Education Experience; Leadership Experience

Personal skills / abilities and attributes

• Essential: Works within sphere of responsibilities and acknowledges limitations; Ability to work within a dynamic technical environment; Ability to facilitate change within the clinical area; An understanding of customer care in the clinical setting with sensitive interpersonal skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details

• Neonatal Matron: Sarah Ellis, [e-mail], 01213358190