Band 6 Admissions & Discharges Coordinator Nurse
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7608360/200-7301471-GO-VA-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• To admit patients and ensuring that all patients are assessed on the ward preoperatively.
• To establish and maintain robust multi-disciplinary discharge planning arrangements in order to discharge patients safely and reduce length of stay, delayed transfers of care and re-admissions.
• To proactively co-ordinate, review and case manage complex discharges and to facilitate simple discharges by engaging the multi-disciplinary ward team.
• To ensure the discharge planning process is responsive to the needs of patients and their carers by means of joint working with the relevant acute, community and allied support staff.
• Undertake assessment of patients’ to be admitted on the ward preoperatively and pre-procedure and assessing their discharge needs in appointed area of responsibility without supervision.
• Co-ordinate and refer to appropriate therapy team if rehabilitation required.
• Arrange and Chair Multidisciplinary team meetings for individual patients with very complex discharge needs.
• Refer and liaise with Social Service Department and other local agencies e.g., ICT as appropriate.
• Work clinically on the ward and other areas where appropriate and as required, supporting the ward teams.
The post-holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respect.
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. All staff have a responsibility to be aware of safeguarding policies and to be able to identify concerns and know what action to take when necessary.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role
If you have applied for this role in that 3 months please do not reapply - your application will not be reviewed
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025
• To admit patients and ensuring that all patients are assessed on the ward preoperatively.
• To establish and maintain robust multi-disciplinary discharge planning arrangements in order to discharge patients safely and reduce length of stay, delayed transfers of care and re-admissions.
• To proactively co-ordinate, review and case manage complex discharges and to facilitate simple discharges by engaging the multi-disciplinary ward team.
• To ensure the discharge planning process is responsive to the needs of patients and their carers by means of joint working with the relevant acute, community and allied support staff.
• Undertake assessment of patients’ to be admitted on the ward preoperatively and pre-procedure and assessing their discharge needs in appointed area of responsibility without supervision.
• Co-ordinate and refer to appropriate therapy team if rehabilitation required.
• Arrange and Chair Multidisciplinary team meetings for individual patients with very complex discharge needs.
• Refer and liaise with Social Service Department and other local agencies e.g., ICT as appropriate.
• Work clinically on the ward and other areas where appropriate and as required, supporting the ward teams.
The post-holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respect.
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. All staff have a responsibility to be aware of safeguarding policies and to be able to identify concerns and know what action to take when necessary.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role
If you have applied for this role in that 3 months please do not reapply - your application will not be reviewed
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025
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