Job requirements
Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Able to work over 7 day week
- Other
Able to make own travel arrangements as required of role.
- Experience
Experience of working within a care/rehabilitation setting in either therapy or nursing role
- Experience
Experience of providing some therapeutic interventions
- Experience
Experience of working within care/rehabilitation setting, supporting people with illness disability or injury, working closely with range of professional staff
- Experience
Experience working independently autonomously to achieve targets and objectives
- Communication
Ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Communication
Ability to communicate to range of professionals
- Communication
Good IT skills evidence of ability to use electronic system to support role
- Communication
Able to communicate in English Language in both written and verbal modality
- Qualifications
GCSE Maths English grade C
- Qualifications
Foundation degree level study or similar
- Personal & People Development
Maintain competency within role
- Personal & People Development
Attend training relevant to role to maintain knowledge and skills
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Good interpersonal skills
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Highly motivated
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Works well within a team
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Able to provide high standards of care
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Tact and Diplomacy
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Empathy and sensitivity
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Ability to use own initiative
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Good observational and reporting skills
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Ability to manage stressful situations
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Leadership skills
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Ability to adapt flexible working practices to accommodate patients/service users
- Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
- Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Possess drive and enthusiasm
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Are you a dynamic, motivated, resilient individual with exceptional administrative skills? You must be self-motivated and committed to providing a high-quality service.
The Colman Centre Specialist Rehabilitation Service requires an experienced Assistant Practitioner as a Discharge Co-ordinator to support the day-to-day monitoring and co-ordination of the patient’s pathway from admission to discharge and provide a troubleshooting supportive role to the multi professional team.
The Inpatient Service provides rehabilitation to support patients either to return home, move to an alternative safe environment or to continue their rehabilitation pathway in the Community.
You will be required to develop strong links with other members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the discharge process and the on-going care needs of individual patients in the Community.
You will be expected to use your own initiative and be able to work unsupervised, undertaking specific work including audits as necessary, as this role is pivotal to driving this service forward.
Main duties of the job
To independently and actively monitor the multi-disciplinary management and discharge plan for all patients and take action to expedite the process, avoid delays and thereby ensure efficient timely discharge.
Taking an overarching role in supporting patient flow through the system. A critical success factor in this role is reducing the length of stay for all patients.
To enable a patient to achieve their optimum level of independence and rehabilitation potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
- To work collaboratively across the pathway with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our patients
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Discharge Co-ordinator with East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust in St Ives, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Discharge coordinator role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
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