# Discharge Co-ordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-co-ordinator/1da96b4e-080a-4124-a430-be38a20d159b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-co-ordinator/1da96b4e-080a-4124-a430-be38a20d159b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust - **Location:** Meadow Park - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Discharge coordinator - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T15:20:37.420Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/East_England_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Trust/Discharge_Coordinator/Discharge_Coordinator-v8330102 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8330102?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Able to work over 7 day week - Able to make own travel arrangements as required of role. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within a care/rehabilitation setting in either therapy or nursing role - Experience of providing some therapeutic interventions - Experience of working within care/rehabilitation setting, supporting people with illness disability or injury, working closely with range of professional staff - Experience working independently autonomously to achieve targets and objectives ### Communication **Essential** - Ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication skills - Ability to communicate to range of professionals - Good IT skills evidence of ability to use electronic system to support role - Able to communicate in English Language in both written and verbal modality ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE Maths English grade C - Foundation degree level study or similar ### Personal & People Development **Essential** - Maintain competency within role - Attend training relevant to role to maintain knowledge and skills ### Skills, Abilities & Knowledge **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills - Highly motivated - Works well within a team - Able to provide high standards of care - Tact and Diplomacy - Empathy and sensitivity - Ability to use own initiative - Good observational and reporting skills - Ability to manage stressful situations - Leadership skills - Ability to adapt flexible working practices to accommodate patients/service users ### Personal Attributes / Behaviours **Essential** - Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults. - Possess drive and enthusiasm ## Documents - [dbs guidance (pdf, 131.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2219) - [nchc behaviours (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2218) - [privacy notice (pdf, 30.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2215) - [application guidelines (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2216) - [discharge coordinator job description (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10705638) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.