Discharge Co-ordinator
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bath, BA1 3NG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9427-26-0180 |
Summary
To support the ward discharges by:1. Coordinating communication across the system required toenable ward discharges in a timely and safe manner.2. Updating Millennium, RUH IT system, with discharge relatedinformation eg patient Status, Patient Flow System.3. Working Collaboratively with Multi-Disciplinary Team toprepared accurate referrals.4. Working within your cluster of wards and being prepared toassist other wards as workloads require ensuring that flow isoptimized at all times.5. Communicating with patient and carers as required with regardto existing care arrangement and ongoing discharge planning.6. Allow for the smooth communication of discharge informationbetween RUH wards and community providers.7. This role requires active listening skills and the ability to documentaccurately. 8. Ensuring you are professional and helpful to all callers at all times9. Be aware of hospital pressures relating to flow and discharge.10. Attending key meetings and training opportunities.11. Exercise an appropriate level of decision making.12. Ensuring that patient information, including that of a highlyconfidential nature, is shared appropriately and meetsInformation Governance standards. To be aware thatbreaches in this require reporting (via Datix) and to implementchanges in the process if system issues are identified.13. Maintaining a high standard of both verbal and written communication.14. To have an in depth understanding of the processes required forward discharges, for example transport etc and how this is thenlinked with electronic records (Millennium).15. To demonstrate awareness of the specific discharge issuesthat affect smooth transition for patients.16. Providing robust and accurate data.17. To support fully the administrative role of the ward staff. To be aware of own development needs and to seek support as needed by:1. Attending 1:1 teaching or training in groups, according to the needof the service, and in conjunction with the Clinical Lead.2. Recognising training needs independently and acting on these,informally or formally as needed.3. Following written and verbal training information on theprocesses involved in the administrative role.4. To update staff in a timely way if/when changes occur.5. Key elements of the training will include:o Using the relevant parts of Millennium and Patient Flow,including updating Patient Statuso Accurate data input6. Liaison with the Discharge Service and RUH site office.7. Attending Discharge Co-ordinator team meetings whenever possible.8. Develop working relationships with key people or teams, suchas the Community Hubs Care Coordination Centre, DischargeLiaison Practitioners, Discharge Hub, Ward Managers,Therapy team leads, and ward discharge coordinators.Have a good knowledge of current computer packages used within theRUH and update skills when necessary.It may be necessary for the post holder to undertake additional tasksfrom time to facilitate the demands of the service.