Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Full time 9 AM-5 PM
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 343-8305846-B5
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £36,943 - £44,900 pa incl Outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Patient Flow/Discharge Coordinator
Band 5
Job overview
Band 5 A&C Patient Flow Coordinator
We are seeking an energetic, dynamic, and enthusiastic individual with strong organisational skills for the role of Discharge Flow Coordinator for Gloucester ward, Epsom Hospital.
The purpose of the Discharge Flow Coordinator role is to ensure that patients have a seamless journey and discharge and that the patient’s pathway is effectively managed across site
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an energetic, dynamic, and enthusiastic individual with strong organisational skills for the role of Discharge Flow Coordinator.
The purpose of the Discharge Flow Coordinator role is to ensure that patients have a seamless journey and discharge and that the patient’s pathway is effectively managed across site.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of basic education
- Evidence of personal development
Desirable criteria
- Must be willing to work towards further development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in a healthcare, social services or voluntary service
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of bed management and waiting list management
- Project management skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication with multidisciplinary teams and clients
- Ability to influence immediate and and sustained change
- Good problem solving techniques and adaptability
- Ability to prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Good IT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Naomi Stuart
- Job title
- Clinical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01372735357
- Additional information
Vanessa Mulgrew Kendall
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