(*) Integrated Discharge Team Facilitator

VerseOne Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Integrated Discharge Team Facilitator working across community hospitals in Brentwood, Halstead, Billericay and Thurrock. The role focuses on patient-centred discharge planning and driving quality improvements to improve patient outcomes.

You will work with IDT Nurse Assessors and healthcare assistants, coordinating discharges and gathering essential information for discharge plans.

Qualifications

• Prior administrative experience in a care setting.
• Experience coordinating discharges or complex patient pathways.
• Experience within the care industry.
• NHS experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of high-quality, clinically effective and holistic care with MDT colleagues.
• Support IDT Nurse Assessors and train healthcare assistants as appropriate.
• Promote active patient and carer participation in discharge planning.
• Gather core information for discharge plans, including EDDs and MFD dates, and complete notifications per Care Act.
• Prioritise caseload and provide facilitation to IDT Assessors as needed.

Skills

Administrative experience

Discharge coordination

Care industry experience

NHS experience

Education

GCSE qualifications at minimum

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) Integrated Discharge Team Facilitator

The closing date is 05 November 2026

Inviting applications to join our Integrated Discharge Team as a Facilitator at our Community Hospitals (locations including Brentwood, Halstead, Billericay & Thurrock)

We are looking for a new member to the team who is patient focused and is keen to be involved in a dynamic environment where there is a constant drive for quality improvement to positively impact the outcomes of our patients.

As this role evolves, the opportunities to increase knowledge of discharge to assess and MSE working - whilst supporting the safe and effective discharge for patients from our acute trusts.

As this post is across different sites, all applicants must have a full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.

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

Main duties of the job

You will ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective and holistic care, through effective collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues in every day practice.

Assume accountability and responsibility for own decisions.

In conjunction with the IDT Nurse Assessors, providing support and training to healthcare assistants as appropriate to their experience.

Presenting a positive role model; striving to continuously improve standards of care whilst keeping up to date with innovations and change.

To contribute to the basic assessment and development of care plans for patients referred to the Integrated Discharge Team

To provide planned advice, support and instruction to patients, external partners including care homes, care agencies and equipment services and where relevant their carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of their discharge plans to ensure a consistent approach to care and discharge.

Prioritise own case load and provide facilitation to IDT Assessors when and as needed.

Educate and promote patients and carers to participate effectively in discharge Planning where appropriate.

To gather core information to contribute to discharge plans for patients, including EDD's and MFD dates and feedback to the team. To be competent in completing Assessment and Discharge Notification's in line with the Care Act.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Experience

• Previous Administrative Experience
• Experience coordinating discharges or complex patient pathways
• Previous experience within care industry
• Previous NHS experience

Knowledge

• GCSE qualifications at minimum
• Knowledge of hospital discharge process

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.

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust