Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Discharge Co-ordinator

The closing date is 07 September 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join general surgery department at Whiston hospital as a discharge co-ordinator.

This is an integral role to service and supports the wards with timely, safe and effective discharges through communication with patients, families, care agencies and social services.

Please note the job description for this post is subject to change as per AfC review.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role are to support our ward staff across 4A, 4B and 4C with complex discharges.

You will be expected to attend board rounds to discuss individuals on a daily basis and attend MDT meeting as required.

You will also be expected to communicate effectively with our patients and their families to achieve timely and safe discharges.

Excellent communication skills are vital to this role as you will be expected to liaise with the wider MDT within the hospital and outside agencies.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

29 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

409-7388924

Job locations

Whiston Hosptial

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see detailed job description and person specification for the main duties and responsibilities for this role.

Closing date: 7th September 2025

Interview date: TBC

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see detailed job description and person specification for the main duties and responsibilities for this role.

Closing date: 7th September 2025

Interview date: TBC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma or equivalent level qualification e.g. foundation degree or NVQ level 3 Health & Social Care qualification
Courses relating to diploma/NVQ 3 Health & Social Care

Knowledge

Essential

Relevant experience to diploma level/NVQ level 3
Knowledge of multi -agency health & social care pathways
Recent experience of working in a health or social care setting
Evidence of the delivery of compassionate care
Experience of audit

Skills

Essential

Excellent written communication skills & effective record management
Ability to manage time and priorities effectively
Excellent IT skills
Demonstrate care and compassionate approach

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma or equivalent level qualification e.g. foundation degree or NVQ level 3 Health & Social Care qualification
Courses relating to diploma/NVQ 3 Health & Social Care

Knowledge

Essential

Relevant experience to diploma level/NVQ level 3
Knowledge of multi -agency health & social care pathways
Recent experience of working in a health or social care setting
Evidence of the delivery of compassionate care
Experience of audit

Skills

Essential

Excellent written communication skills & effective record management
Ability to manage time and priorities effectively
Excellent IT skills
Demonstrate care and compassionate approach

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hosptial

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hosptial

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)