(**) IDT Nurse Assessor

VerseOne Group; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a bright nurse to join the Integrated Discharge Team at Southend Hospital on a 9-month maternity cover (Band 6). You will assess patients who are medically optimised for discharge and arrange onward care in the community, ensuring safe and timely transfer from hospital to home.

Excellent communication with patients, relatives and MDT members is essential as you coordinate with social care and community services to avoid delays and maintain

Qualifications

• Demonstrable post registration experience
• Experience of working within an acute trust
• Previous experience within a Discharge team

Responsibilities

• The Integrated Discharge Team works with patients and families with complex needs and conditions, supporting them in the discharge process in order for a smooth transition in to the community.
• The Integrated Discharge Team provides guidance and professional support to the patient and the patient's families, and works with them in partnership to make sure the patient gets the most appropriate plan in place for discharge, whilst ensuring that interventions are not duplicated.
• We aim to anticipate, co-ordinate and join up health and social care needs for patients at a high risk of unplanned admissions to hospital.
• The person is at the centre of holistic care planning working within the Hospital alongside other organisations such as Social Care and the voluntary sector.
• The successful post holder will be responsible for liaison and communication between hospital and all appropriate community services (informal and formal carers) in order to facilitate a smooth, safe and effective transfer from hospital to home and vice versa.

Skills

Post-registration experience

Acute trust experience

Discharge team experience

Education

NMC Registration

CPD / ongoing development

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Integrated Discharge Team Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (maternity leave 22/02/2027 to 21/11/2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shifts to cover over 7 days a week) Job ref 390-NM-CSS-SO-3815

Site Southend Town Southend Salary £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/11/2026

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are currently looking for a bright and hardworking nurse to join our energetic and supportive Integrated Discharge team at Southend Hospital to cover maternity leave from 22/02/2027 to 21/11/2027.

The successful post holder will be responsible for the assessment of patients that are medically optimised for discharge to ascertain their care needs and make referrals for ongoing patient care in the community, to facilitate a safe and effective discharge from the acute trust in a timely manner.

Excellent communication with patients, relatives, the MDT and with the wider system partners is key to facilitating safe discharges from the acute trust and aiding to maintain good patient flow throughout the acute trust.

Main duties of the job

The Integrated Discharge Team works with patients and families with complex needs and conditions, supporting them in the discharge process in order for a smooth transition in to the community.

The Integrated Discharge Team provides guidance and professional support to the patient and the patient's families, and works with them in partnership to make sure the patient gets the most appropriate plan in place for discharge, whilst ensuring that interventions are not duplicated. This process improves the quality of care as well as improving patient satisfaction.

The Integrated Discharge Team support patients with complex healthcare needs, who may require long-term health and social care planning or a short term intervention following a change of condition or acute illness.

We aim to anticipate, co-ordinate and join up health and social care needs for patients at a high risk of unplanned admissions to hospital.

The person is at the centre of holistic care planning working within the Hospital alongside other organisations such as Social Care and the voluntary sector.

The successful post holder will be responsible for liaison and communication between hospital and all appropriate community services (informal and formal carers) in order to facilitate a smooth, safe and effective transfer from hospital to home and vice versa.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience
• Experience of working within an acute trust
• Previous experience within a Discharge team

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of proactive and continuous personal and professional development

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

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.