Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
A self-motivated, innovative, and a pro-active problem solver
- Skills
Able to meet tight deadlines, prioritise workload, and work under pressure
- Skills
Flexible in approach to meet the challenges of a trust wide post
- Skills
Demonstrate good standards of written and verbal communication
- Skills
Ability to communicate at all levels
- Skills
Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Education
GCSE English language level 4-9 (or equivalent)
- Knowledge
Demonstrate understanding of GDPR and working with sensitive and confidential information
- Experience
Previous health care experience experience
- Experience
Experience of using MS Office, Word, Excel, and outlook
- Experience
Experience of working with Multi-Disciplinary Teams and/or attending meetings
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education
Care Certificate
- Knowledge
Red2 Green/ Criteria to Reside / SAFER initiatives
- Knowledge
Local Discharge Planning processes
- Experience
Demonstrate an understanding of discharge planning
- Experience
Experience of working in the NHS, use of NHS systems and understanding of medical terminology
Job overview
- To provide a responsive patient discharge support service completing and tracking referrals from receipt to patient discharge.
- To support the wards on the safe and timely discharge of patients from the acute settings, including attending whiteboards.
- To record patient level data regarding Discharge Ready patients
- To oversee the completion and compliance with Red2Green and Criteria to Reside initiatives from a ward perspective.
- To update the sit rep report for reporting to national database, ensuring that it is accurate and in real time.
- Liaise with ward staff regarding changes in patient’s clinical status affecting discharge and data recording.
- To support the Head of Site operations, Capacity and Discharge Planning, to perform all allocated administrative tasks required to meet the needs of the service.
- To undergo training as necessary to meet the needs of new developments within the service.
Main duties of the job
- Contribute to the department, ensuring that it operates to the highest standards, for discharge planning.
- Be responsible for ensuring that all duties are carried out in accordance with the correct procedures and policies.
- Ensure that E-Track information is correct and accurate.
- Support workloads within the department and cover for colleagues in their absence.
- Act as a key to external organisations regarding queries related to discharge planning and specific patient enquiries.
- Deal sensitively and effectively with telephone enquiries from colleagues, ensuring confidentiality is always maintained.
- Actively take part in team meetings to ensure the department is flexible in its approach to changing workloads.
- Act as a named link for the discharge team to ensure that the appropriate level of knowledge is acquired to support the administrative processes required.
- To liaise with Social Services, health providers and organisations providing streamlined patient discharges as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Discharge Planning Coordinator - Cross site with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in Peterborough, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Coordinator (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 6 months (fixed term/secondment). The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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