Discharge Co-ordinator - McEntee - Clinical Infection Unit
| Posting date: | 05 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7563167/200-7563167-GO-SC |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Fixed term / Secondment
Do you have experience caring for patients with infectious diseases? Are you able to ensure our patients receive a safe and timely discharge? If you are organised, able to think on your feet and get the job done, then we want to work with you.
We have an opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join us on McEntee,an 18 bedded purpose built infectious diseases unit that specialises in the care of patients with transmissible diseases including the management of patients with HIV/AIDS, TB and imported infections such as Malaria. You will have the opportunity to keep your skills up to date by working clinically as workload allows.
This is a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn.
Working days are Mon- Friday.
• To ensure the provision of excellent nursing care and effective management of patient discharges.
• Through a holistic approach to assessment of their individual needs and coordination and liaison with both Primary and Secondary multidisciplinary health care teams.
• To ensure patient discharge care needs are assessed, planned implemented and evaluated using research evidence as appropriate.
• To provide leadership to facilitate excellent nursing care that promotes rehabilitation, patient independence and therefore earlier discharge from hospital.
• To ensure all nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with Trust policies taking appropriate action in emergency situations.
• To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
• To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Please see attached Job description and personal specification which contains more information about the role
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025
Fixed term / Secondment
Do you have experience caring for patients with infectious diseases? Are you able to ensure our patients receive a safe and timely discharge? If you are organised, able to think on your feet and get the job done, then we want to work with you.
We have an opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join us on McEntee,an 18 bedded purpose built infectious diseases unit that specialises in the care of patients with transmissible diseases including the management of patients with HIV/AIDS, TB and imported infections such as Malaria. You will have the opportunity to keep your skills up to date by working clinically as workload allows.
This is a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn.
Working days are Mon- Friday.
• To ensure the provision of excellent nursing care and effective management of patient discharges.
• Through a holistic approach to assessment of their individual needs and coordination and liaison with both Primary and Secondary multidisciplinary health care teams.
• To ensure patient discharge care needs are assessed, planned implemented and evaluated using research evidence as appropriate.
• To provide leadership to facilitate excellent nursing care that promotes rehabilitation, patient independence and therefore earlier discharge from hospital.
• To ensure all nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with Trust policies taking appropriate action in emergency situations.
• To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
• To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Please see attached Job description and personal specification which contains more information about the role
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025
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