Senior Discharge Coordinator – Care Transfer Hub
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
Shropshire Community Health Trust and Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital Trust Partnership Working. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is offering an ex...
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.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
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.
Other
Essential: - Ability to meet the travel needs of the post
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- 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.
Experience
Essential
- 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 and Skills
Essential
- 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.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
23 September 2026
Last checked
25 September 2026
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