Senior Discharge Coordinator – Care Transfer Hub
6 days ago
Shrewsbury
All our current vacancies can be searched for here. Select the sector you are interested in to view those vacancies or search by keyword or job reference. Main area Care Transfer Hub Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: Cross Site Working - Main Hub Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Hours • Full time, • Flexible working37.5 hours per week Job ref 825-8263820-OPS Site The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Town Shrewsbury Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum / Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59 We recognise that applicants may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to help build their application. However, all information provided must be an accurate reflection of your skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience. Candidates should be prepared to discuss and evidence the content of their application during the recruitment process. We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times. We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care. Effective communication is central to safe and high‑quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding. By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day. Shropshire Community Health Trust and Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital Trust Partnership Working. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for motivated individuals with a passion for the specialist field of complex discharge to work within the Care Transfer Hub based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, with potential for cross-site work at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, as and when the service is required. This post is an ideal opportunity for Nurses, Social workers and Allied Health Professionals, to shape this new service for our patients. The team is expanding and this is an ideal opportunity to be involved in the transformation of the service and work with the existing skilled team in the specialist field of Complex Discharge. The role and service offer integration and partnership working with team managers, nurses, therapists, health and social care coordinators across both organisations to ensure a seamless service We expect the very best from our staff – in return we can offer you the opportunity to work alongside experts to help you further develop your clinical and leadership skills, contributions towards CPD including external opportunities as service delivery allows, and an exceptionally rewarding job opportunity in one of the most beautiful yet dynamic parts of the UK The Senior Discharge Coordinator holds specialist knowledge in this field and will work within the Care Transfer Hub providing an expert and skilled community focused approach to discharge planning and assessment, embracing the principles of Discharge to Assess Model and providing a person‑centred approach to care. As the Senior Discharge Coordinator they will be responsible to lead the team on a daily basis, prioritise daily workload, case manage the most complex discharge cases, coordinate daily capacity and support patient flow working with all key partners, whilst using their expert knowledge of community services to create seamless pathway of care from hospital to community and home. The successful applicant will be supported by the Team Leads and Operational Leads in the Care Transfer Hub, working with the team in clinical, health care and social care practice, providing knowledge, skills and experience of acute and community health care to our patients to achieve timely and safe discharge from hospital. The service operates 8am -8pm, 7 days a week, this post includes bank holidays and weekend working as part of the clinical team rota. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community‑based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff. Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. • Ability to meet the travel needs of the post, • Professional Registration (NMC , HCPC or DipSW)., • Professional knowledge acquired through degree level qualification or significant equivalent experience., • Diploma level specialist training, experience or short courses in appropriate field., • Demonstrable experience of contact with patients both in an acute and community setting., • Demonstrate knowledge of community, social care services to support hospital discharge pathways., • Experience of working with multidisciplinary health and social care teams., • Experience of developing systems, processes and new ways of working to optimise patient flow., • Understanding of current mental health legislation and safeguarding processes., • Knowledge of the Discharge Pathways., • IT skills in the use of Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, Powerpoint etc)., • Articulate with well‑developed communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills., • Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700 or the 'going rate' for the job you will be doing (whichever is higher). For a limited number of clinical posts ( listed here ), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher ). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying. Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr