Junior Sister - Care Coordination Hospital Inreach | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Wolverhampton is seeking a Band 6 Junior Sister to join their Care Coordination Team. The role involves leading discharge planning for patients and promoting service improvements. Applicants must hold NMC registration and possess strong assessment skills. The position offers flexible working and professional development support, encouraging autonomy and leadership in service delivery.

Benefits

Flexible working

Funding for professional development

Supportive induction program

Qualifications

• UK driving license and business insurance required.
• Sound knowledge of services delivered by various organizations.
• Willingness to manage own working day.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients needing community support on discharge.
• Lead discharge planning and liaise with multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote service improvements and deliver the inreach service autonomously.

Skills

Holistic triage and assessment skills

Knowledge of acute and community services

Motivation to deliver service improvements

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Live NMC registration

Tools

Car for work purposes

Job description

Overview

Would you like to work in a dynamic, flexible and forward-thinking team – ready to adapt and accommodate every eventuality to meet patients needs safely in the community? Care Coordination is the team for you. We are offering an exciting position for a Band 6 Junior Sister to join the Care Coordination Team to work in our Hospital Inreach Service. The Care Coordination Inreach Team works across our acute and community sites to help streamline patient discharges and aims to achieve a safe, timely and seamless transition from hospital to home for our patients.

Responsibilities

• Visit the acute site daily (New Cross Hospital) attending a wide range of wards to identify patients who will need community support on discharge and take the lead with discharge planning for identified patients.
• Promote, deliver and ensure success of the inreach service with measurable set outcomes throughout the 12 months.
• Lead with discharge planning, including liaising with MDT, patients and their families to promote safe and timely discharges into the community.
• Promote service improvement and be motivated to deliver the inreach service with autonomy and leadership.
• Be ready to lead on changes to improve and develop the inreach service with support to develop skills and ideas.
• Work across community sites and travel as required to New Cross and West Park Hospitals.

Qualifications and Requirements

• UK driving license, business insurance and own a car for work purposes.
• Live NMC registration.
• Knowledge of acute and community services, including the Wolverhampton area, and a sound knowledge base of services delivered by a variety of organisations.
• Holistic triage and assessment skills to identify ongoing care needs for patients.
• Willingness to work autonomously and manage own working day.

Benefits and Support

• Flexible working
• A dedicated and robust 4 week super-numerary induction
• Support to enable you to be an autonomous and independent practitioner
• Support to manage your own working day
• Opportunity to be part of and lead new developments in the inreach service
• Support to bring new ideas forward and transfer skills to teams
• Autonomy to lead changes to improve and develop the inreach service
• Funding for professional development
• Technology and training to use web-based applications
• Exposure to complex case management, including D2A pathway suitability
• Professional advocacy sessions and regular supervision
• Experienced nursing team to support your transition and integration

How to Apply / Further Information

Please see the attached job description for further details. For informal visits and more information about this role please contact Service Delivery Manager Leanne Webb. Informal visits are encouraged and we look forwards to hearing from you soon.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025.