Discharge Coordinator
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Harrow, HA1 3UJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£33,262 to £36,027
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
Liaise internally with multidisciplinary team, senior members of staff, ward staff and Allied Health Professionals. Liaise externally with Social Serv...
Promote a smooth discharge process by concentrating on tasks which directly support and assist the multidisciplinary team with regards to safe and timely discharge of patients. This will include completing discharge planning documentation, communicating with external agencies such as Social Services, patient's families and carers, arranging appropriate transport and liaising with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapist, Dietitian, Clinical Psychologist and Doctor.
Where appropriate provide access to patient homes to outside agencies, accompany patients to their own homes, or accompany patients to appointments with outside agencies.
Monitor and chase multidisciplinary team members and external agencies to promote timely and safe discharge to provide optimum and appropriate bed usage and reduce length of stay, and in addition manage more complex discharge issues.
Take responsibility for the issue of Discharge Notifications to Social Services to ensure reimbursement guidelines are observed
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Excellent communication and documentation skills evidenced through supporting information
- Demonstrate ability to learn new skills e.g. evidence of previous study
- Educated to 'O'' Level Standard or equivalent
Desirable: - Experience of multi-sectoral work; - Previous in-depth experience of Cerner or patient administration system; - Experience of Continuing Personal developmen
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Able to create and maintain systems from which information can be produced
- Ability to write reports on discharge data and to communicate this information to all levels of clinical staff
- IT experience including extraction of data
Desirable: - Use of hospital IT systems such as Cerne; - Management of change (planning and implementation); - Experience of staff management and proven leadership skills
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Able to communicate information using a variety of written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive at problem solving using knowledge, initiative and experience
- Ability to analyse data, to notice and report trends on current discharge position
Desirable: - Excellent Written communication (literacy and numeracy) skills in telephone negotiation, Customer care, report writing and implementation plans
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
22 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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