# Discharge Hub In-Reach > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-hub-in-reach/6a4815a8-cc82-43da-a57e-2b883a34d317 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-hub-in-reach/6a4815a8-cc82-43da-a57e-2b883a34d317.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Town:** Southall - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T16:50:39.394Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8203281 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8203281?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Ealing Hospital Discharge Hub has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic  and motivated individual with care experience and experience within hospital  discharge pathways, discharge planning and working within a multiple disciplinary  team.    Your main role will be to support P1 discharges from Ealing Hospital into the  community in a safe and timely manner, hold an active daily caseload of patients  and to ensure they are discharged within the agreed time frame and complete pre checklists for P1 patients being discharged.    The successful post holder will work in partnership with colleagues in the acute  sector, social services, Ealing Community Partners, ICB and other community  health services to ensure that appropriate patients from the acute setting are  assessed and transferred safely to appropriate community-based services in a  timely and seamless manner. ### Main duties of the job To support P1 discharges from Ealing Hospital into the community in a  safe and timely manner, hold an active daily caseload of patients and to  ensure they are discharged within the agreed time frame and complete  pre-checklists for P1 patients being discharged. - To work as a core member of the acute based Ealing Hospital Discharge  Hub team to build and deliver the shared vision for a hospital discharge  service. - Be responsible to optimize hospital bed utilization and reduce the length of  stay by ensuring the timely, safe transfer/discharge of pathway 1 patients  to the most appropriate and agreed environment. - To act as a pro-active community health service advocate, on behalf of  West London NHS Trust, through extensive knowledge of relevant  community-based pathways within the area of operation and ability to  support effective discharge planning. - Work in close partnership with hospital colleagues and external agencies  such as Social Services, ICB, Housing Associations, GPs and voluntary  organisations. This will involve attending meetings outside the Trust and  sharing Care Management Plans with the ASC and other community  providers. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of Hospital discharge and community support guidance - Working knowledge of NHS 10 year plan - Experience of working with D2A pathways - Knowledge of frailty care provision **Desirable** - Broad medical knowledge including end of life, chronic conditions and frailty - Understanding of the care act assessment ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of supporting discharges for individual patients in the acute or community bedded units - Experience of implementing care plans - Working within a Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy team within an inpatient or community setting - Experience of providing face to face care and therapy support - Experience of participating in governance cycle **Desirable** - Experience of working within services that are going through transitional periods - Working within acute discharge teams ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Sound IT skills and experience with Cerner/Optica/Systm1 ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - 3 A levels or equivalent (NVQ/BTEC 4 or above) in relevant fields - Care certificate **Desirable** - Associate practitioner qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 3.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10509504) - [oh requirements (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3067) - [occupational health requirements (pdf, 376.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3003) ## 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.