Discharge and Transfer Lead | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2026 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7483423/320-MED-1792 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Nurse or Therapist with an understanding of the benefits of early discharge and rehabilitation within a familiar home environment. Someone who can work within a Multi-disciplinary Team, using their initiative to make decisions around complex issues.
The successful candidate will promote and implement the Discharge to Assess principles and pathways. They will identify, assess and co-ordinate services to support the safe discharge and transfer of patients with complex needs, liaising with the Multi-disciplinary Team and partner agencies across acute and community settings.
You will be either be a qualified Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
• To ensure patient discharge care needs are assessed, planned implemented and evaluated using research evidence as appropriate.
• To provide leadership to facilitate excellent nursing or therapy care in order to promote rehabilitation, patient independence and therefore earlier discharge from hospital.
• To ensure all nursing or therapy procedures are carried out in accordance with Royal Derby Hospital policies taking appropriate action in emergency situations.
• In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, be responsible for setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of care particularly for patients with multiple needs who require complex packages.
• Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives and carers being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times.
• Ensuring that accurate and timely records of discharge planning assessments, planning, interventions and contacts are maintained
Closing date of applications: 16 February 2026
Interview date: 02 March 2026
This position is offered as a secondment. Accordingly, you are required to consult with your manager and obtain approvalpriorto submitting your application.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
This advert closes on Monday 16 Feb 2026