Discharge Liaison Team Lead

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newbridge; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-award-winning NHS organisation in Ireland is seeking a Discharge Liaison Team Leader to lead the discharge team and ensure timely, safe patient discharges. This role requires strong leadership and problem-solving skills, with a focus on collaborative work across multidisciplinary teams. Candidates must hold a valid NMC Registration and possess significant experience in discharge planning. The position offers an exceptional benefits package and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Extensive training and development opportunities

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Extensive post qualification experience at Band 6.
• Evidence of working in relevant Community environments.
• Demonstrable knowledge of effective discharge planning for patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the Discharge Liaison Team.
• Ensure timely, safe, and effective patient discharges.
• Deputise for the Senior Nurse when necessary.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Patient discharge planning

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN)

Management qualification

Educated to Masters level or equivalent

Job description

Are you passionate about driving safe, effective, and timely patient discharges? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment where your leadership can make a real difference every single day?

We're looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Discharge Liaison Team Leader to join our Integrated Discharge Service and play a key role in shaping the future of patient flow within our organisation.

As the Team Leader, you'll hold a pivotal management position--providing leadership, direction, and professional support to the Discharge Liaison Team. You will lead from the front, ensuring discharges are completed safely, effectively, and in line with the Optimal Hospital Flow Framework (OHFF).

You'll coordinate the daily activity of the discharge team, drive collaboration across wards, community services, and partner agencies, and lead initiatives that reduce length of stay and prevent avoidable delays. This is a role where your ability to problem-solve, influence, and inspire others will have a visible impact on both patient outcomes and system flow.

As a senior clinician, you'll act as a role model for best practice--promoting professional standards, supporting staff development, and ensuring compliance with OHFF and governance frameworks. You'll also deputise for the Senior Nurse for Discharge when required, providing operational oversight and assurance across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The Discharge Liaison Team Lead holds a key management position, providing leadership and direction to ensuretimely, safe, and effective patient discharges in line with the Optimal Hospital Flow Framework (OHFF).

The post holder will lead the discharge team in coordinating and implementing effective discharge planning, minimising delays, and reducing patients' length of stay through proactive management and collaborative working across multidisciplinary teams and external partners.

They will act as a role model, promoting best practice and supporting the professional development of team members, whilemaintaininga focus on effectivetimelydischarges, Patient experience, and OHFF compliance.

The post holder will also deputise for the Senior Nurse for Discharge asrequired, providing operational oversight, assurance, and leadership tomaintainsafe effective discharge planning and discharge performance across the organisation.

• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Short Listing Criteria

• Hold a valid Registration with the NMC
• Extensive post qualification experience with relevant experience at Band 6
• A recognised Management qualification
• Evidence of working in relevant Community environments
• Extensive post qualification experience with relevant experience at Band 6
• Hold a valid Registration with the NMC
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multi- disciplinary team
• Demonstrable knowledge of effective discharge planning for patients with complex issues, including Continuing Health Care, to manage effective discharge
• Qualified RGN Educated to Masters level, working towards or possess a demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• A recognised Management qualification

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.