Multi Professional Lead for Discharge | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bournemouth, Poole

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Multi Professional Lead for Discharge to join the UHD Integrated Discharge Team for a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment.

The post holder will lead discharge practice for complex cases, act as an autonomous discharge expert within the ward team, and promote Home First and Discharge to Assess principles to achieve safe, timely patient discharges.

Responsibilities

To work with the Integrated discharge team as a professional discharge lead to achieve effective discharge practice in the management of complex cases
Works as a Discharge expert as an autonomous practitioner supporting the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate safe, effective patient discharge as an integral part of the ward team/discharge co-ordination team on the ward
To support a culture of “Home First” and Discharge to Assess principles for discharge in line with agreed Dorset Home First strategy are in practiced to avoid significant delays or unrealistic expectations of patients/ relatives.
To provide the timely discharge of hospital patients who do not meet the clinical criteria to reside,
To be a skilled and knowledgeable advisor for patients, family/carers and staff, articulating an understanding of the National Hospital Discharge Service Requirement Policy, Discharge Planning: Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and discharge planning processes for simple and complex discharges.
To provide expert discharge advice and support the clinical areas in effective recording of patient discharge information on Health of the Ward/ena systems that delivers accurate real time patient tracking/ discharge information and data

Job description

Multi Professional Lead for Discharge | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are pleased to announce an exciting development opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse/Occupational Therapist to join our University Hospitals Dorset Integrated Discharge Team for a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment.

The Integrated Discharge team across UHD is an extremely dynamic, innovative and supportive multidisciplinary team who are passionate in enacting a discharge to assess (D2A) model for discharge out of hospital, as outlined in the Our Dorset Discharge Model. The team supports the hospital multi-disciplinary team working across the clinical areas. Working with external partners, community and voluntary services to plan discharge in line with the patient’s expressed wishes, their next of kin/ representatives to achieve a safe and timely discharge from hospital.

The post holder will be expected to work weekends and Bank holidays as the service operates 7 day / week. There are two positions, one post holder to be based at Poole Hospital and one post holder to be based at Bournemouth hospital.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth or Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 23rd November

To work with the Integrated discharge team as a professional discharge lead to achieve effective discharge practice in the management of complex cases
Works as a Discharge expert as an autonomous practitioner supporting the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate safe, effective patient discharge as an integral part of the ward team/discharge co-ordination team on the ward
To support a culture of “Home First” and Discharge to Assess principles for discharge in line with agreed Dorset Home First strategy are in practiced to avoid significant delays or unrealistic expectations of patients/ relatives.
To provide the timely discharge of hospital patients who do not meet the clinical criteria to reside,
To be a skilled and knowledgeable advisor for patients, family/carers and staff, articulating an understanding of the National Hospital Discharge Service Requirement Policy, Discharge Planning: Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and discharge planning processes for simple and complex discharges.
To provide expert discharge advice and support the clinical areas in effective recording of patient discharge information on Health of the Ward/ena systems that delivers accurate real time patient tracking/ discharge information and data

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

The integrated discharge team has an overarching aim to reduce a patient’s length of stay thereby reducing the risks associated with elongated stays in acute hospital beds. The Our Dorset discharge to assess ( D2A) model is committed to enabling and supporting patients to be assessed away from the acute hospital setting. Dorset is recognised as an integrated care system. Transformation work continues post pandemic across the Dorset health, social and voluntary organisations to continually improve discharge policy and procedure that support hospital discharge recognising the complexities in achieving this aspiration requires professionals with expert skills and knowledge of working with partners, knowledge of legal frameworks such as safeguarding, Deprivation of Liberty, Mental Capacity Act and excellent interpersonal skills.

This advert closes on Friday 13 Nov 2026

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Multi Professional Lead for Discharge | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 pa Hours: Full-time Location: Bournemouth, BH7 7DW Job type: Contract Posting date: 30 Oct 2026 Closing date: 29 Nov 2026

Summary

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth or Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 23rd November

To work with the Integrated discharge team as a professional discharge lead to achieve effective discharge practice in the management of complex cases
Works as a Discharge expert as an autonomous practitioner supporting the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate safe, effective patient discharge as an integral part of the ward team/discharge co-ordination team on the ward
To support a culture of “Home First” and Discharge to Assess principles for discharge in line with agreed Dorset Home First strategy are in practiced to avoid significant delays or unrealistic expectations of patients/ relatives.
To provide the timely discharge of hospital patients who do not meet the clinical criteria to reside,
To be a skilled and knowledgeable advisor for patients, family/carers and staff, articulating an understanding of the National Hospital Discharge Service Requirement Policy, Discharge Planning: Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and discharge planning processes for simple and complex discharges.
To provide expert discharge advice and support the clinical areas in effective recording of patient discharge information on Health of the Ward/ena systems that delivers accurate real time patient tracking/ discharge information and data

For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

This advert closes on Friday 13 Nov 2026

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