# Discharge Liaison Coordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-liaison-coordinator/9ed570da-3883-4476-bb47-aae66a47333d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/discharge-liaison-coordinator/9ed570da-3883-4476-bb47-aae66a47333d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Birmingham Women's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Coordinator (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T10:05:00.593Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatology/Neonatology-v8320440 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8320440?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bwc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The job role is based with the Neonatal Service at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. As above there will be close liaison with teams at our Children’s Hospital site and other hospitals where we have outlier babies. The post holder will work in partnership with our Neonatal Community Outreach Team to ensure timely referral to this service to facilitate early discharge home for all babies when every possible. There will be close liaison with our Safeguarding Team to ensure smooth and safe discharge arrangements for our more complex families. The role involves liaison with many other community teams including but not exclusive to: community children's nursing, perinatal mental health, substance misuse teams, children's centres, family support workers, social workers, housing support officers and community midwives. There will be requirement to work clinical shifts in the Neonatal Unit, as required and to lead on ambulance transportation of babies, again if required to do so, although this is not the main stay of the role. ### Main duties of the job To act as a positive role model at all times. To facilitate and participate in improvement projects and initiatives To take responsibility for own personal and professional development. Collaboration and joint working between the Neonatal Service, NSW, Cardiac Services, PICU, Complex Discharge Team and the BC HOC will be promoted and supported. Ensure management of staff is consistent with Trust’s Values to the achievement of equality, equity, and optimum performance. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience with EPR - Good communication Skills - Knowledge of Safeguarding children and families - Organisational Skills - Knowledge and experience of Family Integrated Care **Desirable** - BLS trained - Educuation Experience - Leadership Experience ### QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - NMC Registration - Nursing Degree or equivalent - NLS trained - Mentorship Course **Desirable** - QIS course or Equivalent - Leadership Course - Experience at a Level 3 NICU ### PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES **Essential** - Works within sphere of responsibilities and acknowledges limitations - Ability to work within a dynamic technical environment - Ability to facilitate change within the clinical area - An understanding of customer care in the clinical setting with sensitive interpersonal skills ## Documents - [job description / person specification (pdf, 413.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10641990) ## 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.