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Main area
Discharge Team
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
151-SF172
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Wexham
Salary
£41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/11/2026 23:59

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Discharge Facilitator

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our dedicated Discharge Team at Wexham Park Hospital. This role offers the chance to further develop your skills in assessment, care planning and multi-agency working, while making a real difference to patients and their families.

As a Discharge Facilitator, you will play a key role in supporting the safe and effective discharge of patients, with a particular focus on those with complex health and social care needs or where discharge may be delayed. You will contribute to the management of Discharge to Assess pathways, ensuring patients are supported in the right place, at the right time, with the right level of care.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

  • Assisting with the co-ordination and planning of complex discharges across all clinical specialties.

  • Supporting wards and clinical teams in identifying barriers to discharge and helping to resolve them.

  • Working closely with patients, families, and partner agencies to ensure safe, person-centred discharge planning.

  • Supporting timely patient flow through the hospital by promoting effective discharge processes.

What we’re looking for:

  • A Registered Nurse with proven post-registration experience.

  • Strong communication and negotiation skills, with a flair for problem-solving.

  • The ability to remain calm and effective under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

  • A flexible, proactive approach, with the confidence to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

  • A commitment to high standards of patient care and collaborative working.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse - NMC
  • ENB 998/ mentor prep or equivalent qualification
  • Broad clinical experience relevant to the post and experience in older people’s health

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of discharge coordination
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development
  • Experience of teaching
  • Experience of developing relationships with internal and external agencies and organisations
  • Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult/stressful situations
  • Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
  • Able to train and supervise junior staff
  • Able to work as an effective team member
Desirable criteria
  • IT skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Facilitation and leadership skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Aletha Mango
Job title
Discharge Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07909928859
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