Ward Discharge Coordinator

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Doncaster is seeking a Ward Discharge Coordinator to ensure timely patient discharges while working closely with clinicians and ward staff. The ideal candidate will have excellent IT and communication skills, with a proactive approach to patient management across multiple hospitals. This role offers benefits including an NHS pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• IT skills are essential for updating Trust electronic information systems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work across multiple hospital sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Discharge planning and support for efficient, safe discharge.
• Coordinate patient journey elements for timely discharge.
• Maintain updates on the Trust’s electronic information systems.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams for proactive patient management.
• Identify and action potential discharge delays.

Skills

IT skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork skills

Job description

Overview

The Ward Discharge Coordinator role is to ensure that patients have a planned, timely discharge and that the patient’s pathway is proactively managed to provide a positive experience of the hospital discharge process. The Coordinator works with clinicians, ward clerks and the Integrated Discharge Team to ensure key elements of the patient’s pathway (investigations, medication and transport) are requested and actioned in a timely way. The role also involves keeping the Trust’s electronic systems up to date and recording key elements of the patient’s pathway on the relevant systems. The Ward Discharge Coordinators liaise with Ward Managers to identify and action any potential discharge delays. The post may operate across Doncaster, Bassetlaw and Mexborough Hospitals, with contracted hours over a 7 day period.

Discharge planning and supporting ward staff in providing efficient, safe discharge for patients is required. You will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team including medical and nursing staff, ward clerks and the Integrated Discharge Team to ensure that patients are proactively managed throughout their pathway toward their estimated date of discharge. You will coordinate key elements of the patient journey (investigations, medication and transport) to support a safe and timely discharge. A flexible and proactive approach, as well as excellent communication and teamwork skills, are essential. IT skills are essential for updating the Trust’s electronic information systems. This post may work across Doncaster, Bassetlaw and Mexborough Hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Discharge planning and supporting ward staff to provide efficient, safe discharge for patients.
• Coordinate key elements of the patient journey (investigations, medication, transport) to facilitate a safe and timely discharge.
• Maintain accurate updates on the Trust’s electronic information systems.
• Liaise with Ward Managers and the multidisciplinary team to proactively manage patients throughout their pathway toward the estimated date of discharge.
• Identify and action potential delays to discharge.
• Collaborate with medical and nursing staff, ward clerks and the Integrated Discharge Team; communicate effectively within the team.

Qualifications and Skills

• IT skills are essential for updating Trust electronic information systems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work across multiple hospital sites as required.

Additional information

The Trust is committed to the Equality Act 2010 and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people with disabilities, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

All employment with the Trust is subject to NHS employment checks, including identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications, professional registration where required, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and occupational health checks if required. If appointed, a DBS check may be charged to the candidate, and information may be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early if there is a high volume of applications.

Benefits

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and salary sacrifice options
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and more through external providers