Healthcare Transition Co-ordinator

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, -

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Transition Practitioner to work with a multidisciplinary team to support young people with complex, long‑term health needs as they transfer from paediatric to adult services.

The post holder will manage a designated caseload, coordinate holistic, person‑centred care, provide transition education and advice to families, carers and professionals, and contribute to service development, safeguarding, audits and

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist transition advice, education and support to patients, families and carers.
• Manage a designated caseload of young people transitioning to adult services.
• Coordinate transition plans and ensure timely referrals and continuity of care.
• Contribute to safeguarding and quality improvement initiatives.
• Lead and coordinate transition forum and contribute to policy development.

Job description

An exciting opportunity to work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, to provide a seamless specialist transition service, ensuring that young people with complex, long-term health needs receive the highest standard of care throughout their transition from paediatric to adult services.

The post holder will act as a specialist practitioner, demonstrating a high level of clinical expertise and providing specialist transition advice, education, and support to healthcare professionals, patients, families, and carers. They will promote best practice and contribute to the ongoing development of transition pathways and service development.

The post holder will manage a designated caseload of young people requiring transition to adult services, liaising closely with patients, families, carers, and professionals across health, social care, education, and external agencies. They will coordinate and plan holistic, person-centred, and family-focused care, ensuring that individual needs and preferences are reflected in all aspects of care planning and delivery.

Support the Paediatric and Adult Transition Leads to coordinate safe, effective, and person-centred transitions for young people up to 25 years with complex long-term health conditions.

Act as a key point of contact for young people, families, carers, and professionals throughout the transition process.

Coordinate transition plans, ensuring timely referrals, communication, and continuity of care is effective between services.

Contribute to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults in accordance with Trust policies.

Promote positive patient experiences and improve outcomes for young people transitioning to adult services.

Implement evidence-based practice and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Collect and utilise patient and family feedback to inform service improvements

Maintain accurate records and contribute to audit, data collection, and reporting requirements

Lead and coordinate the DBTH Transition Forum

Support the Paediatric and Adult Transition Leads to implement national transition guidance and contribute to the development of local policies, pathways, and procedures

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.