# Discharge Co-ordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-co-ordinator/d19380ea-38b4-48c2-9ddc-95ae6123de07 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-co-ordinator/d19380ea-38b4-48c2-9ddc-95ae6123de07.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sutton In Ashfield - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 8 months (maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Covering a 7 day service, shifts will be a variety of 8am-4pm and 8.30am-4.30pm on a rota basis) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T11:22:23.140Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Sutton_Ashfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Discharge_Team/Discharge_Team-v7955358 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7955358?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Ready for a New Challenge? Join Us as a Discharge Coordinator! Sherwood Forest Hospitals are looking for dedicated and proactive Discharge Coordinators to join our dynamic team. This is your opportunity to play a vital role in patient care and hospital flow. What You’ll Do: - Support the Discharge to Assess process, ensuring safe and timely discharges. - Help maintain flow and capacity across the Trust. - Work across all clinical areas and provide cover at King’s Mill Hospital, Mansfield Community Hospital, and Newark Hospital. What We’re Looking For: - Excellent communication skills and a calm, adaptable approach. - Self-motivated and able to respond quickly to changing situations. - A clear understanding of discharge pathways and awareness of social care and health processes (full training provided). - A full driving licence is essential as you’ll travel between sites. Why Join Us? - Be part of a supportive team making a real difference in patient care. - Enjoy a varied role across multiple hospital sites. - Full training and development opportunities provided. Working Pattern: Seven-day service, including bank holidays. Shifts include 8:00 am–4:00 pm and 8:30 am–4:30 pm. If you’re passionate about improving patient experiences and thrive in a fast-paced environment, apply now and help us shape outstanding care! ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details Ready for a New Challenge? Join Us as a Discharge Coordinator! Sherwood Forest Hospitals are looking for dedicated and proactive Discharge Coordinators to join our dynamic team. This is your opportunity to play a vital role in patient care and hospital flow. What You’ll Do: Support the Discharge to Assess process, ensuring safe and timely discharges. Help maintain flow and capacity across the Trust. Work across all clinical areas and provide cover at King’s Mill Hospital, Mansfield Community Hospital, and Newark Hospital. What We’re Looking For: Excellent communication skills and a calm, adaptable approach. Self-motivated and able to respond quickly to changing situations. A clear understanding of discharge pathways and awareness of social care and health processes (full training provided). A full driving licence is essential as you’ll travel between sites. Why Join Us? Be part of a supportive team making a real difference in patient care. Enjoy a varied role across multiple hospital sites. Full training and development opportunities provided. Working Pattern: Seven-day service, including bank holidays. Shifts include 8:00 am–4:00 pm and 8:30 am–4:30 pm. If you’re passionate about improving patient experiences and thrive in a fast-paced environment, apply now and help us shape outstanding care! ## Job Description To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Desirable** - Experience in managing patient flow. - Community resource experience - NHS social care or similar background - Care experience - Previous experience of admission/discharge processes - Computer skills - Knowledge of Trust policies ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to work as a member of a team, to cope with stress, to be self-motivated and to be structured regarding work schedules. - Skills and confidence to represent the Trust on a multi agency basis. - Good communicator and adaptable and able to cope with change. - Professional Manner, adaptability, flexibility and ability to multi task. - Desire to achieve and sustain high standards. - Patient and calm approach. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good standard of general education including GCSE English or equivalent - NVQ level 2 or equivalent. - Audit Knowledge **Desirable** - ECDL - NVQ in Promoting independence or equivalent in Care. - NVQ in Health and Social Care. ### Further training **Essential** - Willing to undertake further training for personal development and for knowledge and skills development. - Mandatory training **Desirable** - Understanding of the Delayed transfer of care act. - Understanding of the national framework for NHS continuing Health Care. - Knowledge of Medway ### Contractual requirements **Essential** - Able to work flexibly within the hours of the department to meet the demands of the service. ## Documents - [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702) - [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448) - [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938) - [discharge co - ordinator (pdf, 688.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10236046) - [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492) ## 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.