Discharge Lounge Senior Staff Nurse inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED 27 JUN 2024

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced Nurse looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to join a busy department in one the best locations in UHBW?

The discharge lounge now functions as a 24hour unit and ensures that patients remain on their discharge pathway whilst freeing up much needed beds throughout the hospital.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated Nurse to join the Discharge Lounge team within Trust Services as a senior staff nurse

With over 600+ patients a month* we are looking for a self motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic nurse to support in the running and promoting of the service

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop new and current skills around your knowledge of medication, leadership, implanting change, and communication.

  • Deputise for the department manager
  • Providing a high standard of patient care assisting with the assessment, planning, implementation of Safe, efficient patient discharges.
  • To work as part of the multi-disciplinary Team working closely with the CSM team, pharmacy and transport.
  • Work closely with the clinical site team, the hospital discharge team, transport and pharmacy.
  • Be able to work under pressure as this can quickly become a fast-paced environment.
  • Leading the team including motivating and mentoring
  • Must be able to work without direct supervision.
  • Provide a quality service to all users of the service.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah-Jayne knowles Job title: Discharge Lounge Manager Email address:
Are you an experienced Nurse looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to join a busy department in one the best locations in UHBW?

The discharge lounge now functions as a 24hour unit and ensures that patients remain on their discharge pathway whilst freeing up much needed beds throughout the hospital.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated Nurse to join the Discharge Lounge team within Trust Services as a senior staff nurse

With over 600+ patients a month* we are looking for a self motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic nurse to support in the running and promoting of the service

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop new and current skills around your knowledge of medication, leadership, implanting change, and communication.

  • Deputise for the department manager
  • Providing a high standard of patient care assisting with the assessment, planning, implementation of Safe, efficient patient discharges.
  • To work as part of the multi-disciplinary Team working closely with the CSM team, pharmacy and transport.
  • Work closely with the clinical site team, the hospital discharge team, transport and pharmacy.
  • Be able to work under pressure as this can quickly become a fast-paced environment.
  • Leading the team including motivating and mentoring
  • Must be able to work without direct supervision.
  • Provide a quality service to all users of the service.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah-Jayne knowles Job title: Discharge Lounge Manager Email address:


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