Discharge Nurse | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	16 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£44,485 - £52,521 Per annum including HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	16 October 2025
Location:	Edmonton, London, N18 1QX
Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7334754/391-NMUH-7334754

Summary

The Discharge Nurse will be responsible for facilitating safe and
effective discharges of complex patients from hospital to a community setting through a multidisciplinary approach. They will co-ordinate assessments of patients and support the discharge plan.
The Discharge Nurse will have a caseload of the most complex
clients and will be responsible for completing and coordinating assessments and discharge plans for this group of patients, ensuring that all parties are updated at all times.
This group of patients Includes but is not exclusive to
Homeless patients,ensuring that the correct pathway is followed and that the trust are in receipt of any changes to legislation or the process
Complex patients requiring either specialist rehabilitation or
placement ensuring that the correct pathway and funding streams are applied for and adhered to incorporating any changes to legislation or process.
Overseas patients with no access to public funds requiring intervention from the Home Office or repatriation to their country of origin
The postholder will be responsible for providing specialist advice and support to the wards and the MDT’s in managing effective discharge. They will take the lead in Family and Professionals meetings providing guidance and support to both professional colleagues and patients/ families

Active input and support to the MDTs for each ward and ensure feedback on actions assigned.
To facilitate effective multi-disciplinary discharge planning and processes as an integral part of care management throughout all the divisions.
Demonstrate a high level of clinical judgement and act autonomously Tracking and assistance in completion of referrals where necessary, of all
patients referred to ensure supporting referrals are completed in a timely and efficient way and that they progress on to the next stage of their pathway as soon as possible.
Ensure that patients that are going to another provider for care, do so with the right information, consumables and equipment.

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/




RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

To participate in the operational implementation of policy and service
development within the team if required
To ensure both trust policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
To contribute to the development of trust policies as and when required.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

To have budgetary awareness for the service and the cost implications of
the use of bank and agency.
To ensure non – pay expenditure to a minimum whilst maintaining a high
standard of patient care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING.

To be accountable for own professional actions and act as a role model.
To act as a resource and educate and inform others in area.
To attend any such training courses that are required, to extend knowledge and skills and to keep up to date with professional developments.
To be responsible for the dissemination of information regarding new or
updated clinical practices, guidelines and policies to all nursing staff.
To participate in training needs analysis for own area.




This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025