Job SummaryWe are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Discharge Coordinator to join our Acute Services Team, supporting safe, timely and person centred discharges.
You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, community partners, and external agencies to ensure effective discharge planning from admission through to transition home. The role involves identifying and addressing barriers to discharge, coordinating care plans, and supporting a "Home First" approach while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety and recovery-focused practice.
This is a key role within the service, offering opportunities to chair meetings, drive service improvement, and contribute to patient flow across all acute wards.
You will also support junior staff and work closely with ward teams, wider SHPU colleagues and contribute to the ongoing development of the Care Transfer Hub closely aligned with our Sheffield City Council partners.
We are looking for a registered mental health professional with excellent clinical, communication, organisational and leadership skills, including a strong understanding of the Mental Health Act and acute care pathways.
At SHPU, our values are central: we work together, are respectful and kind, inclusive, and always improving. If you share these values and are committed to delivering high-quality care, we would welcome your application.
Main Duties of the JobThe main purpose of the role is to work closely with clinical and operational colleagues within Acute Services and facilitate and ensure comprehensive discharge and management arrangements are in place to enable the clinical team to be able to provide a timely and safe discharge.
The postholder should be a committed, enthusiastic individual who has the skills and drive to lead and work alongside the clinical team, and work with other managers to take the service forward. The postholder will have a relevant qualification and experience.
The postholder will be a member of the leadership team and provide support to the operational delivery of Acute Inpatient Services to deliver agreed operational and strategic objectives using proactive problem solving to resolve issues.
You will work flexibly across our SHPU sites.
Role-model the standards and behaviours of an effective leader and those of Sheffield Health University Partnership Foundation Trust.
About UsWe are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
You join us at an exciting time where we continue to develop the 'Home First' approach to service user care and the development of a Care Transfer Hub.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Person SpecificationKnowledge and Skills - Essential- Minimum of 12 months experience of working at Band 5 in acute and community mental health services
- Demonstrate sound leadership skills, possessing the ability to direct and motivate staff.
- Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of purposeful admission (PIPA) and the Acute Care Pathway.
Knowledge and Skills - Desirable- Skills in DBT, CBT or PSI
- Demonstrate evidence of good organisational skills.
- Demonstrates good IT skills
Training and Qualifications - Essential- Professional Qualification and relevant professional registration
- Minimum of 12 months experience of working at Band 5 in acute and community mental health services
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of mental health legislation and acute care pathways
- Be RESPECT level 3 trained or willing to train
Training and Qualifications - Desirable- Evidence of multi agency working
- Evidence of being part of, or contributing to a service change
- Ability to work in a 24 care setting
Experience - Essential- Demonstrate risk assessment and risk management skills with service users and the environment.
- Able to demonstrate an effective contribution to MDT working.
- Demonstrate experience of supervising qualified staff.
Experience - Desirable- Demonstrates an ability to work across agencies
- Demonstrate evidence of leadership on a service development issue.
- Demonstrate experience of supervising qualified staff.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
