Opportunity to make a significant positive impact on patient experience and outcomes by ensuring safe and timely discharges.
Gain invaluable experience in patient care coordination within a reputable healthcare setting such as Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Engage in collaborative teamwork with a multidisciplinary team, enhancing communication and teamwork skills.
Flexible working pattern that accommodates both weekdays and weekends, allowing for work-life balance.
Possibility to develop problem-solving and organizational skills in a fast-paced, dynamic healthcare environment.
Be part of a trust dedicated to quality patient care and staff welfare, with an emphasis on training and development opportunities.
Experience a diverse working environment that fosters compassion and empathy through direct interaction with patients and their families.
Join Our Compassionate Team as a Discharge Co-ordinator in Leeds!
Are you passionate about enhancing patient care and ensuring smooth hospital transitions? Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is excited to invite dedicated individuals, particularly women with a caring spirit, to apply for the role of Band 3 Discharge Co-ordinator. You'll be at the heart of our trauma services team, supporting patients as they move from hospital to home, making a real difference in their recovery journey. In this full-time position, you’ll collaborate with clinical staff, patients, and families to coordinate timely discharges, ensuring everyone is informed and comfortable with the process.
You'll thrive in this dynamic role by showing exceptional communication skills and a proactive attitude. Your ability to problem-solve under pressure will shine as you manage patient flows across various clinical areas, all while upholding the high standards of Leeds Teaching Hospitals. With flexible working hours from 8 am to 6 pm, including weekends and bank holidays, this fixed-term role (12 months) not only offers a chance to grow professionally but also allows you to contribute to an essential aspect of healthcare delivery. If you're ready for this rewarding challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Contact Maureen Murray, our Discharge Lead, at 0113 392 0857 for more information. Don’t miss out—apply today and help us shape the future of patient care!
Opportunity to make a significant positive impact on patient experience and outcomes by ensuring safe and timely discharges.
Gain invaluable experience in patient care coordination within a reputable healthcare setting such as Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Engage in collaborative teamwork with a multidisciplinary team, enhancing communication and teamwork skills.
Flexible working pattern that accommodates both weekdays and weekends, allowing for work-life balance.
Possibility to develop problem-solving and organizational skills in a fast-paced, dynamic healthcare environment.
Be part of a trust dedicated to quality patient care and staff welfare, with an emphasis on training and development opportunities.
Experience a diverse working environment that fosters compassion and empathy through direct interaction with patients and their families.
Job Summary
Please note that this is a full time job and its not eligible for the Certificate of Sponsorship
Do you have an interest in improving patient experience and a passion for implementing safe and timely hospital discharges for patients? Do you want to gain some invaluable experience in this important aspect of inpatient care? Then Trauma related services would like to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Discharge Co-ordinator, based at the LGI to join our existing Discharge team in trauma related services. The successful candidates will need to offer a proactive and responsive approach to coordinating timely discharges from hospital to home. You will play an important role within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in supporting the ward clinical staff to facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital for our patients.
Expected Shortlisting Date
07/04/2025
Planned Interview Date
14/04/2025
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills to enable collaborative working with the multidisciplinary team across the CSU. The post holder must also be able to demonstrate excellent problem solving skills, work well under pressure and demonstrate the qualities underpinned by the Leeds Way.
The role of a discharge co-ordinator includes planning discharge from admission this includes communicating with patients and their relatives, involving them in their discharge decisions and making sure the patient is ready for their planned date of discharge and ensuring the team know the discharge plans.
We cover a seven day services 8am until 6pm and you will be expected to work some weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
This is fixed term (12 months) secondment post.
If you feel that you have the passion and drive to take on this new challenge, then contact: Maureen Murray TRS Discharge lead on /
Please note the advert will close early should we receive high numbers of applicants.
About Us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Date posted
13 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,to £25,674 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-TRS-105
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose/Summary
Working between two or more clinical areas the post holder will facilitate patient discharge providing a high-quality service in line with Trust standards. They will be able to communicate sensitivity and effectively with a wide range of people including patients, families, colleagues and agencies external to the Trust.
The Discharge Co-ordinator will manage patient flows within a defined area and will be responsible for prioritising work, reviewing working practices to ensure timely and efficient patient access to the Trusts services, delivery of the patient administration pathway from the decision to admit the patient and throughout the inpatient process.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
General
To provide a high standard of confidential, effective and accurate services that facilitates effective and efficient discharge.
Communicate respectfully sensitively and effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues and all other healthcare professionals.
Respect the working environment, to be responsible for ones own acts and omissions in relation to Health & Safety.
Respect confidentiality in line with national, Trust and local policies and guidelines.
The post-holder is expected to be honest, fair and consistent in their approach and to accept responsibility for ones own achievements, acts and omissions.
The post-holder will be expected to be a good team player, with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and demanding environment to meet the evolving needs of patients and the department.
Support and guide colleagues who have less experience or during their induction period.
Responsible for appropriate use of equipment within the working environment.
A willingness to undergo all training requirements necessary for the post.
Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patients need, recognising and working within their own clinical limitations.
Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies.
Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
Complete mandatory training.
Service Delivery
Working between a minimum of two clinical areas facilitate seamless timely discharge or transfer of patients, within an agreed discharge plan.
Work closely with clinical teams and external agencies to support effective patient discharge.
Promptly alerts the Nurse in Charge of any delays or difficulties within a patients discharge plan.
Promptly alerts Nurse in charge to difficulties in patient flow, placement or when capacity issues arise within their responsible ward areas.
Collects and maintains accurate and up to date information regarding patient flows (acute and elective admissions, discharges, transfers, delays).
Ensure all patient and carer enquiries are dealt with in a friendly and professional manner.
Participates in MDT meetings to ensure seamless services are delivered.
Job Purpose/Summary
Job description Job responsibilities
Working between two or more clinical areas the post hol
Please note that this is a full time job and its not eligible for the Certificate of Sponsorship
Do you have an interest in improving patient experience and a passion for implementing safe and timely hospital discharges for patients? Do you want to gain some invaluable experience in this important aspect of inpatient care? Then Trauma related services would like to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Discharge Co-ordinator, based at the LGI to join our existing Discharge team in trauma related services. The successful candidates will need to offer a proactive and responsive approach to coordinating timely discharges from hospital to home. You will play an important role within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in supporting the ward clinical staff to facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital for our patients.
Expected Shortlisting Date
07/04/2025
Planned Interview Date
14/04/2025
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills to enable collaborative working with the multidisciplinary team across the CSU. The post holder must also be able to demonstrate excellent problem solving skills, work well under pressure and demonstrate the qualities underpinned by the Leeds Way.
The role of a discharge co-ordinator includes planning discharge from admission this includes communicating with patients and their relatives, involving them in their discharge decisions and making sure the patient is ready for their planned date of discharge and ensuring the team know the discharge plans.
We cover a seven day services 8am until 6pm and you will be expected to work some weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
This is fixed term (12 months) secondment post.
If you feel that you have the passion and drive to take on this new challenge, then contact: Maureen Murray TRS Discharge lead on /
Please note the advert will close early should we receive high numbers of applicants.
About Us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Date posted
13 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,to £25,674 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-TRS-105
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose/Summary
Working between two or more clinical areas the post holder will facilitate patient discharge providing a high-quality service in line with Trust standards. They will be able to communicate sensitivity and effectively with a wide range of people including patients, families, colleagues and agencies external to the Trust.
The Discharge Co-ordinator will manage patient flows within a defined area and will be responsible for prioritising work, reviewing working practices to ensure timely and efficient patient access to the Trusts services, delivery of the patient administration pathway from the decision to admit the patient and throughout the inpatient process.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
General
To provide a high standard of confidential, effective and accurate services that facilitates effective and efficient discharge.
Communicate respectfully sensitively and effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues and all other healthcare professionals.
Respect the working environment, to be responsible for ones own acts and omissions in relation to Health & Safety.
Respect confidentiality in line with national, Trust and local policies and guidelines.
The post-holder is expected to be honest, fair and consistent in their approach and to accept responsibility for ones own achievements, acts and omissions.
The post-holder will be expected to be a good team player, with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and demanding environment to meet the evolving needs of patients and the department.
Support and guide colleagues who have less experience or during their induction period.
Responsible for appropriate use of equipment within the working environment.
A willingness to undergo all training requirements necessary for the post.
Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patients need, recognising and working within their own clinical limitations.
Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies.
Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
Complete mandatory training.
Service Delivery
Working between a minimum of two clinical areas facilitate seamless timely discharge or transfer of patients, within an agreed discharge plan.
Work closely with clinical teams and external agencies to support effective patient discharge.
Promptly alerts the Nurse in Charge of any delays or difficulties within a patients discharge plan.
Promptly alerts Nurse in charge to difficulties in patient flow, placement or when capacity issues arise within their responsible ward areas.
Collects and maintains accurate and up to date information regarding patient flows (acute and elective admissions, discharges, transfers, delays).
Ensure all patient and carer enquiries are dealt with in a friendly and professional manner.
Participates in MDT meetings to ensure seamless services are delivered.
Job Purpose/Summary
Job description Job responsibilities
Working between two or more clinical areas the post hol
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