# Staff Nurse - Discharge Lounge > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-discharge-lounge/542527bc-f6fe-4dab-9388-c6f8fbadcb9e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-discharge-lounge/542527bc-f6fe-4dab-9388-c6f8fbadcb9e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Headquarters - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (To cover maternity leave) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T11:10:37.088Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Huddersfield/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Resilience_Flow_Transformation_Team/Resilience_Flow_Transformation_Team-v8256115 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256115?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a highly motivated, adaptable individual to join our team on the Discharge Lounge, Integrated Hub at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary The successful candidate will need to be able to use their own initiative and work well within a team. The discharge lounge is a busy, pro active ever changing environment, diverse and challenging . A multidisciplinary working environment, a friendly place to work For any additional information or to arrange a visit, please contact Sister Katherine Stubbington or Sister Lisa Watson on 07379001905 ### Main duties of the job Transferring and accepting patients from every ward area, to the discharge lounge into the integrated hub. Coordinating discharge planning of the client, liaising with care providers, care facilities and family members. Recognising the need for further community referrals to safeguard patient safety and create an effective discharge . Completing patient education with regards to care providers, the discharge plan, medication management and any follow up arrangements. Effective communication and excellent documentation on the electronic patient record Whilst in our care, completing hygiene, nutrition, hydration, elimination and mobility needs. Engaging with the patients throughout their time in the hub, offering comfort, compassion and reassurance. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Leadership in discharge planning. ### 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 ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice - Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete **Desirable** - Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice - Evidence of continuing professional development - Role specific training relevant to specialty of the post - Teaching qualification - Leadership qualification ### Communication & Relationships **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues. - Ability to work under pressure - Flexibility to meet the needs of the service **Desirable** - Human Factors awareness ### Knowledge, Experience & Experitise **Essential** - Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post - Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds - Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload. - Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures - Knowledge and skill in safeguarding principles and procedures - IT literacy and ability to use NHS systems - Competence in speciality or role specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training **Desirable** - Clinical experience in the specialty of the post - Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice - Skills in research and audit methodology and application of findings to practice ## Documents - [job description / person spec (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569210) ## 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.