Discharge Coordinator - Secondment 6 mths - Internal only

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 31 March 2025

Job summary

Discharge Coordinator - Secondment 6 months - Internal Only

The Discharge Coordinator is a key role in the Hospital Discharge Service; working in a patient facing, ward based role at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, discharge coordinators work under the direction of the Ward Manager and in conjunction with ward multi-disciplinary team (MDT), they assist with the planning and implementation of patient discharge; as well as aiding general flow of patients through the hospital.

Main duties of the job

o Driving effective and timely transfer of patients from Royal Berkshire hospital to the most appropriate setting to meet their needso Actively reducing the number of patients whose transfer is delayed from hospitalo Effectively communicating with patients and their carers to encourage their engagement in discharge planning, ensuring they are involved from admission to the wardo Facilitating the planning and implementation of the patient's discharge - with guidance from therapists as required,o Liaising with Doctors, Discharge Services, Social Services, CHC team, BHFT Community Teams and any other appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a proactive and continuous process of discharge planningo (In conjunction with the MDT) identifying and escalating concerns relating to discharge or factors that may cause a delayed transfer of care.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.

Our values:

Compassionate
Aspirational
Resourceful
Excellent

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-7044640NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Fundation Trust

London Road

READING

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person Specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

118574769

Essential

118574768

Desirable

118574767

118574772

Essential

118574771

Desirable

118574770

118574775

Essential

118574774

Desirable

118574773

118574778

Essential

118574777

Desirable

118574776

Person Specification

118574769

Essential

118574768

Desirable

118574767

118574772

Essential

118574771

Desirable

118574770

118574775

Essential

118574774

Desirable

118574773

118574778

Essential

118574777

Desirable

118574776

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.