Discharge Coordinator

Overview

Join Our Team as a Discharge Coordinator!

Are you passionate about patient care and ensuring a smooth transition for individuals leaving the hospital?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Discharge Coordinator to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract at Savernake Hospital, Marlborough, working 30 hours per week.

In this vital role, you'll play a key part in supporting hospital discharges, working closely with patients, carers, internal teams, and external partners.

Your guidance and expertise will help create a proactive, timely, and safe discharge process, ensuring patients transition to the right destination with confidence and care.

Be the driving force behind maintaining patient flow, improving healthcare experiences, and making a real impact in our community wards.

If you're a strong communicator with a passion for collaboration and compassionate care, we want to hear from you!

Apply now and be part of a team that makes a difference every day!

For further information contact Annette White -

Main duties of the job

Ensure a consistent presence on the wards enabling involvement and opportune interactions

Promote continuity of care for patients moving between services

Support a patient focussed approach to care, promoting respect and dignity

Proactively seek to support reductions in average length of stay

Attend MDTs to support ward teams to maintain focus and progress on discharge planning

Participate in reviews and meetings where critical decisions are made in relation to discharge planning

Work with ward staff to embed Red2Green processes

Work with ward staff to ensure that patients at risk of delay are referred as necessary for specific support services

Have a clear understanding of Mental Capacity Act and the impact this may have when planning

Hold an awareness of potential safeguarding concerns and the correct route to escalate these

Support those patients who are self funding to source appropriate care on discharge

Have an understanding of Continuing Health Care funding and the process for assessment

Please see the attached Job Description for the full list of responsibilities.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.

We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.

Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values : we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.

We are a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date shown here.

If you're keen to join our team, please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit

Job responsibilities

As a Discharge Coordinator, you'll be part of our valued team at Savernake Hospital.

You will feel valued as a Care Coordinator within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including :

A salary of £26,250 (pro rata to hours worked) with group pension

Free tea and coffee at your base location

Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases and cashback offers

Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover emergencies

Online and face to face help with mental and physical wellbeing, career coaching, and counselling

Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and continuing professional development through our learning and development team

An open, just culture that encourages ideas to deliver our purpose : changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by funding for innovation

The pride of working for an organisation with high clinical and quality standards

The Ideal Candidate

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Discharge Coordinator, you'll be part of our valued team at Savernake Hospital.

You will feel valued as a Care Coordinator within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including :

A salary of £26,250 (pro rata to hours worked) with group pension

Free tea and coffee at your base location

Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases and cashback offers for you and your loved ones

Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover emergencies

Wellbeing support and access to development opportunities

Experience and qualifications

Experience of working within health and / or social care

Discharge planning experience

Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care

Awareness of current legislation in Information Governance, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act

Awareness of National Hospital Discharge policies and guidance

Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures

IT competence in using multiple systems

Ability to organise workload, changing priority as necessary

Problem solving skills

Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail

High standard of emotional intelligence with excellent communication skills

Ability to maintain emotional resilience in challenging situations

Adaptability when working with multiple teams

This post will require onsite presence on each of HCRG Community Hospital sites throughout the week

Willing to work in other areas of HCRG as required

A valid UK driving licence and a vehicle that can be used for business purposes with business insurance

Person Specification

General Requirements

Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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