# Neonatal Discharge Planner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-discharge-planner/413dcd9c-c306-4ebc-9a65-1394dad2ad29 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-discharge-planner/413dcd9c-c306-4ebc-9a65-1394dad2ad29.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** SWB NHS Trust - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T14:21:04.474Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/BRIMINGHAM/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Neonatal/Neonatal-v8228746 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228746?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will implement discharge planning within our unit. The post-holder will work directly with families, supporting them to become more involved in the care of their baby to support discharge, whilst collaboratively working with the Neonatal Community Outreach team, neonatal nursing, AHP and medical teams to achieve this aim. The role will require significant knowledge and experience of family integrated care, developmental care and breastfeeding as well as supporting competencies with our families We support the facilitation of early discharge of well preterm babies and the home nursing of babies requiring specialist nursing intervention e.g. special feeding requirements, home oxygen, congenital abnormalities and support with medication competency. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will act as a strong advocate embedding the ethos of ‘parents as partners in care’ – empowering families to learn about their babys care and support parents to be fully involved in provision of care and decision-making. We work in conjunction with other members of the multi disciplinary team and initiate transfer of care to other services e.g. HV/CDC/social services/CCNT/AHP/NCOT to support complex discharges, supported with MDT meetings We empower and educate families to learn new skills and become competent caring for their baby at home, ensuring they are confident and always supported by our team ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Neonatal Discharge Planner role is to establish and maintain an effective system of communication to improve the health, well being and safeguarding of all neonates who have been inpatients on the neonatal unit at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. The post holder will be working as part of the multidisciplinary team working who will demonstrate expertise within the neonatal service, providing advise, education and support to parents/ carers of the neonates. A key role will be the providing the continuing care between the hospital and community for neonates and their families. - To participate in neonatal consultant ward rounds in the neonatal unit; assessing, planning and evaluating treatment and care, and making recommendations for changes. - To take a lead role in the discharge planning of babies from the unit, liaising with the shift lead and matron along with other members of the multidisciplinary team. ### 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** - Comprehensive post neonatal pathway experience - Perceptorship experience - Experience in Audit / research **Desirable** - Evidence of previous resource management - Experience with complex discharges ### Qualifications **Essential** - RN/ Child Branch/RSCN/RM - Degree/relevant experience any higher-level education - Current NMC registration - Relevant post basic qualification relevant to clinical speciality (Neo Natal Pathway) - Assessing qualification - Neo Natal Life Support **Desirable** - Counselling Skills Certificate qualification - Leadership qualification or willingness to undertake - Degree level qualification in health related subject or a willingness to undertake. - Teaching qualification ## Documents - [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657) - [discharge planner jd (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538273) - [discharge planner ps (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538274) - [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982) - [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604) - [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437) ## 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.