Discharge Liaison Coordinator

Birmingham Women’s and Children; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a neonatal service role based at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The post involves close liaison with the Neonatal Community Outreach Team and other hospital sites to enable safe, timely discharge for babies.

You'll work shifts in the Neonatal Unit and may lead on ambulance transfers. The role requires NMC registration, a nursing degree, and NICU experience, with ongoing professional development supported by the Trust.

Qualifications

• NMC Registration.
• Nursing Degree or equivalent.
• NLS trained.
• QIS course or Equivalent.
• Leadership Course.
• Experience at a Level 3 NICU.

Responsibilities

• Act as a positive role model at all times.
• Facilitate and participate in improvement projects and initiatives.
• Take responsibility for own personal and professional development.
• Collaborate with Neonatal Service, NSW, Cardiac Services, PICU and discharge teams.

Skills

BLS trained

Leadership Experience

Dynamic environment

Education

Nursing Degree or equivalent

NMC Registration

NLS trained

QIS course or Equivalent

Leadership Course

Job description

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This is YOUR place

• To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
• Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
• To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
• To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. No matter the career path you choose – you’ll have unwavering support for your ambition and a real investment in your learning.
• To discover a community of support. Where our strength comes from our people, who come from every walk of life and who work shoulder-to-shoulder across every discipline. Here, you’ll find a deep camaraderie and the support to take control of your career and find your passion – on the best days, and the toughest.

This is Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust.

This is your place, our place, the place.

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

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

EXPERIENCE

• BLS trained
• Leadership Experience

PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• 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

Sponsorship:

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.