Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-ME04116-B
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Discharge Coordinator - Ward 2
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be understand this role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Numeracy and Literacy-GCSE / A level or equivalent standard
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3: Health/ Social care management or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of patient flow and supporting complex discharge processes in an acute ward area.
- Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions in a hospital setting
- Demonstrable clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supporting others with the process of planning patient discharge requiring CHC and Social services involvement.
- Experience of patient flow and discharge planning systems
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Assessment, planning and organisational skills.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of audits
- Good knowledge of NHS computer systems, e.g Ecamis, EPR
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated knowledge of both simple and complex discharge form an acute ward, including mental capacity act
- Understanding of National Frameworks, CHC, Delayed Discharge Act and reimbursement
- Understanding of MDT assessment and treatment for vulnerable patients within acute care and community settings.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of nation guidance and target relating to discharge
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Nolan
- Job title
- Ward Two Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4709
- Additional information
You can also contact Ward 2 on 0300 019 4701
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