Main area Flow and Discharge Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 26.25 hours per week (Monday -Friday) Job ref 269-SFT8977
Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury District Hospital Town Salisbury Salary £21,730 - £23,177 annually, pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 25/02/2025 23:59
Band 3
Job overview
Are you an exceptional communicator with a knack for problem-solving? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can make a real difference in patient's lives? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic team on Pitton ward at Salisbury District Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate Discharge coordinator to join our dedicated team.
As a discharge coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring patients have a smooth and timely transition from hospital to home. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and therapists, to assess patients' needs, develop discharge plans, and coordinate care services. If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role where you can truly impact patient outcomes, we encourage you to apply today! In return we offer diverse and supportive teams who will encourage and appreciate your contribution to excellent care here at Salisbury Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
* Maths/English GCSE C/4 or above
* Experience in NHS
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
* An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On site health and fitness club
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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