IDT Nurse Assessor

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a hardworking nurse for its Integrated Discharge team, covering maternity leave until 16/08/2026. The successful candidate will assess patients ready for discharge, coordinating with community services and the MDT to ensure a smooth transition to home or ongoing care. Strong communication and experience with complex healthcare needs are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing patients for discharge.
• Ability to facilitate communication with multi-disciplinary teams (MDT).
• Knowledge of health and social care services.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients for discharge to ascertain care needs.
• Liaise with community services to facilitate smooth transitions.
• Support patients and families through the discharge process.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Holistic care planning

Ability to work with complex healthcare needs

Job description

We are currently looking for a bright, hardworking nurse to join our Integrated Discharge team at Southend Hospital to cover maternity leave until 16/08/2026

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.

This role works across a 7 day period including Bank holidays. 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.

You will be at the centre of holistic care planning working within Southend Hospital alongside other organisations such as Social Care and the voluntary sector.

You 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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute 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. Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.