Band 5 Discharge Co-ordinator (Mental Health Practitioner) - Bristol
The closing date is 24 August 2025
Job summary
Are you a seasoned Mental Health Practitioner looking for an exciting challenge that goes beyond the traditional ward role?
We're on the lookout for an enthusiastic and skilled professional to take on a brand-new role as Discharge Coordinator, working across Bristol's intensive and inpatient mental health services. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of patient care and support timely, safe, and effective discharges.
As the Discharge Coordinator you'll play a pivotal role in promoting timely, safe, and recovery-focused transitions of care. Your work will complement the complex clinical tasks outlined for Senior Associate MH Practitioners by addressing barriers to discharge and facilitating collaborative solutions.
Who we're looking for:
A qualified and experienced senior mental health professional with experience in inpatient, community, and social care settingsConfident working autonomously and liaising across complex systemsPassionate about service improvement and continuity of careDriven to make a real difference at a systemic level
Come be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation, impact, and meaningful change.
Apply today and bring your expertise into a role that matters where clinical skill meets strategic coordination
Main duties of the job
What makes this role special?
- You'll be at the frontline of improving patient flow across busy wardsCollaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify discharge barriers and co-create recovery-focused plans.
- Build strong links with community services, families, and support networks.
- Champion service user outcomes with compassion, determination, and clinical leadership.
Purpose and Scope:
- Oversee and track all admissions to intensive and inpatient wards across Bristol, ensuring accurate data collection and timely review.
- Actively support clinicians in identifying and addressing systemic or case-specific barriers to discharge.
- Champion patient flow, reduce length of stay where appropriate, and prevent delayed discharges.
Key Partnerships:
- Collaborate with ward teams, crisis and home treatment services, community recovery teams, Local Authority partners, housing services, and third-sector providers.
- Liaise with families, carers, and service users to co-produce discharge planning tailored to individual recovery goals.
Communication:
- Act as a key point of contact for external agencies involved in post-discharge support.
- Ensure effective handover of care and documentation when transitioning individuals between services.
Recovery Focus:
- Advocate for person-led discharge plans that reflect individual strengths, needs, and aspirations..
- Ensure social inclusion, safety, and continuity of care are central to discharge decisions.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Details
Date posted
08 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
342-BR135-0825
Job locations
Oakwood Ward, Southmead Hospital
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Oakwood Ward, Southmead Hospital
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Employer's website
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