Job overview

The role of  Discharge coordinator  is an integral part of the MDT providing support and specialist advice to the clinical nursing team, AHPs, medical teams and extended MDT including social care and at times outside agencies. You will be expected to provide the highest level of support and advice to enable the timely discharge of vulnerable and graduate premature infants to home and to the care of their family/carers and evaluating our services.

The post holder will use their experience and knowledge to support transition from hospital to home, working closely with community partners ensuring a safe and supportive environment is achieved with ongoing and continued support is available where necessary. 

You will also be expected to actively contribute to multi professional and multi agency meetings being able to give reports, information and updates to the relevant parties including safeguarding meetings for which there is a link role between the safeguarding team and the neonatal unit.  Safeguarding updates and pathways already in place within the trust will need to be imbedded in daily practice with focus on pathways particular to the neonatal ward to be strengthened. The post holder will be key for leading on quality and safety initiatives which will include the setting and monitoring of standards with the direction and support of the Matron.

Main duties of the job

We have an opportunity for a Band 7 Neonatal Discharge Coordinator at 0.5 WTE which has become available in Neonatal ICU , Royal London Hospital to join our dynamic and friendly team. We are looking for a motivated , ambitious, and experienced Neonatal Nurse who will support and work closely with the Neonatal team , working in partnership with families in the unit to ensure seamless transition of care from hospital to community by liaising with the Neonatal Community outreach team , pertinent agencies within and outside agencies within and outside the organisation.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.