# Specialist Discharge Sister/Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-discharge-sistercharge-nurse/d2ba36a7-5f71-408c-acd8-13870e75a99e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-discharge-sistercharge-nurse/d2ba36a7-5f71-408c-acd8-13870e75a99e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata for part time staff - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T23:02:46.740Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/spinal_injuries/spinal_injuries-v8135247 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8135247?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven nurse with excellent clinical and leadership skills to join our Spinal Cord Injury Centre. The Specialist Discharge Sister/Charge Nurse will contribute to the effective coordination and management of discharge planning and the provision of highly specialist discharge advice and guidance in relation to the discharge of patients from PRSCIC, working closely with patients, carers and the wider MDT, ensuring high quality patient experience. The Sheffield Spinal Cord Injuries Centre is one of the largest SCICs in the UK. We are a 60 bedded (3 ward) purpose-built centre providing comprehensive holistic care to patients with spinal cord injury. The unit provides care to patients, following acute injury, including those patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation assistance, supporting all patients with individualised plans of care to maximise their rehabilitation potential. The centre also provides a service for patients who require readmission for a variety of surgical procedures including pressure ulcer repair, insertion of baclofen pumps, tendon releases, urological surgery and non-surgical complications related to their spinal cord injury. ### Main duties of the job Key responsibilities include: Managing a caseload of patients with complex rehabilitation and discharge needs. Coordinating safe, timely, and person-centred discharges in collaboration with patients, families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team. Working with Integrated Care Boards, Continuing Healthcare teams, Social Services, community services, care providers, and other agencies to address barriers to discharge. Completing specialist assessments and contributing to funding applications and care plans to ensure appropriate support is in place on discharge. Leading family meetings, case conferences, and discharge planning discussions, providing clear guidance and support throughout the process. Coordinating care packages, equipment provision, housing adaptations, and training for carers and community teams. Acting as a specialist resource for discharge planning, offering expert advice to colleagues, patients, families, and partner organisations. Monitoring discharge delays, escalating concerns where necessary, and contributing to service improvement and quality initiatives. Supporting the Senior Discharge Nurse and deputising when required to ensure effective delivery of the discharge service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive post registration experience in a hospital clinical environment - Extensive post registration experience caring for patients with a long-term conditions and/ or a spinal cord injury - Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team - Evidence of managing change **Desirable** - Management and leadership Course ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Integrity Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference. Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style. - Ownership Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the safe discharge of patients. Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve. Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward - Delivery Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their area of work Likes to be ‘hands on’ in the delivery of patient care and discharge Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues. Possesses a ‘can do’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough. - Relating Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress. Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong. Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand ### Skills and knowledge **Essential** - Completion of the Spinal Course, or willingness to work towards - Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a onetoone basis and with group - Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS - Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels. - Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines - Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively. **Desirable** - IT literate knowledge of e-whiteboard, Lorenzo and EDMS ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - RGN level one - NMC registered - To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998. - Continuous professional development - First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes) ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420) - [job description (pdf, 464.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446883) - [person specification (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446884) - [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162) - [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165) - [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211) - [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894) - [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161) ## 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.