Discharge Coordinator | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £32,199 - £34,876 par annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Middlesex, UB1 3HW |
| Cwmni: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7658474/337-NP-9200SM |
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Liaise internally with multidisciplinary team, senior members of staff,
ward staff and Allied Health Professionals. Liaise externally with
Social Services, Primary Care Services, General Practitioners,
Housing, Homeless Persons Unit, Department of Health, Borders
Agency and Office of the Public Guardian
Promote a smooth discharge process by concentrating on tasks which directly support and assist the multidisciplinary team with regards to safe and timely discharge of patients. This will include completing discharge planning documentation, communicating with external agencies such as Social Services, patient’s families and carers, arranging appropriate transport and liaising with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapist, Dietitian, Clinical Psychologist and Doctor.
Where appropriate provide access to patient homes to outside agencies, accompany patients to their own homes, or accompany patients to appointments with outside agencies.
Monitor and chase multidisciplinary team members and external agencies to promote timely and safe discharge to provide optimum and appropriate bed usage and reduce length of stay, and in addition manage more complex discharge issues.
Take responsibility for the issue of Discharge Notifications to Social Services to ensure reimbursement guidelines are observed
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025