Discharge Co-Ordinator

Due to the success of the ward-based Discharge Co-Ordinator pilot and the plan to expand the service within the Discharge Team we are seeking proactive and hands-on Discharge Co-Ordinators to join our dynamic team. The post holders will support in facilitating effective, efficient and timely discharge from hospital for our pathway 1-3 patients ensuring we maintain a home first approach. The expansion of the team is an ideal opportunity to be involved of the transformation of the way Integrated Discharge processes functions and will enhance the partnership working with nurses, therapists, and external agencies., In actively assisting and supporting patients and staff in various capacities of discharge planning and processes your dedication and enthusiasm will contribute to the smooth operations of hospital flow. You will be joining a team that is fast-paced, friendly and forward thinking.

If you have good communication skills, can engage with multiple professionals along with patients and their families to ensure discharge home is at the centre of planning then this is the opportunity for you.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.