Job overview

 
The Ealing Hospital Discharge Hub has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic 
and motivated individual with care experience and experience within hospital 
discharge pathways, discharge planning and working within a multiple disciplinary 
team. 
 
Your main role will be to support P1 discharges from Ealing Hospital into the 
community in a safe and timely manner, hold an active daily caseload of patients 
and to ensure they are discharged within the agreed time frame and complete pre
checklists for P1 patients being discharged. 
 
The successful post holder will work in partnership with colleagues in the acute 
sector, social services, Ealing Community Partners, ICB and other community 
health services to ensure that appropriate patients from the acute setting are 
assessed and transferred safely to appropriate community-based services in a 
timely and seamless manner. 

Main duties of the job

To support P1 discharges from Ealing Hospital into the community in a 
safe and timely manner, hold an active daily caseload of patients and to 
ensure they are discharged within the agreed time frame and complete 
pre-checklists for P1 patients being discharged. 
 
• To work as a core member of the acute based Ealing Hospital Discharge 
Hub team to build and deliver the shared vision for a hospital discharge 
service. 
 
• Be responsible to optimize hospital bed utilization and reduce the length of 
stay by ensuring the timely, safe transfer/discharge of pathway 1 patients 
to the most appropriate and agreed environment. 
 
• To act as a pro-active community health service advocate, on behalf of 
West London NHS Trust, through extensive knowledge of relevant 
community-based pathways within the area of operation and ability to 
support effective discharge planning. 
 
• Work in close partnership with hospital colleagues and external agencies 
such as Social Services, ICB, Housing Associations, GPs and voluntary 
organisations. This will involve attending meetings outside the Trust and 
sharing Care Management Plans with the ASC and other community 
providers.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.