Discharge Team Lead
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £61,631.00 to £68,623.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £61631.00 - £68623.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 December 2025 |
| Location: | Isleworth, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9289-EI-60-B |
Summary
To be responsible for the operational management, leadership and coordination of the daily activities and planning of the West Middlesex Discharge Hub. To provide system wide support in discharge initiatives. Provide clinical and professional leadership to the integrated Discharge Hub to ensure the delivery of a high quality, responsive service which meets the transfer of care needs of the population. To develop and maintain active communication relationships and links with all the stakeholders involved in discharge and ensure effective and timely liaison with a wide range of staff from front line clinicians up to senior managers and strategic partners. To ensure integrated processes are created and embedded in the recording and understanding of system wide data relating to discharge, aimed at improving patient experience/ outcome within the transfer of care pathway. . To ensure key areas for escalation cascaded appropriately in a timely manner to the appropriate agencies/ services. To provide senior clinical decision making/expertise and direction to multi- agency health, social care and third sector staff enabling a culture of learning which strives to achieve the most appropriate and safe outcome for all patients undergoing transfer of care in a timely and appropriate manner. To proactively plan and organise effectively at times of unexpected surges in patient activity and act as the central point of contact to deliver a coordinated and effective response for management of patient flow for secondary care and the link out to the community teams. To make independent assessment and recommendations regarding course of action in complex admission/ discharge planning situations To support the ward based multi-disciplinary team members as required and coordinate patient flow activities. To ensure any changes to clinical pathways are communicated and implemented within the Discharge Team To support and contribute actively to the training and development of other members of staff as and when required to improve service provision.