Discharge Facilitator

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Discharge Facilitator

The closing date is 08 April 2026

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

Discharge Facilitator - Band 3 - Acute Medical Unit County. An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our team on the Acute Medical Unit County Hospital - as a Discharge Facilitator.

Main duties of the job

You will assist the qualified nurses to plan and facilitate timely discharge processes for patients from point of admission to the ward environment to the discharge of patients to their own home or alternative care facilities. The post holder will have excellent communication skills and have the ability, drive and enthusiasm to work within a motivated team to provide high quality patient care. The post holder will ideally have experience as a Discharge Facilitator or relevant skills.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager (details below). Please contact Ward Manager for AMU County. Charge Nurse Rodney Lowe.

Person Specification Qualifications

• NCQ level 2 in health & social care
• NVQ level 3 in health & social care

Experience

• Knowledge of community services/DST process/Social care etc
• Good level of literacy and numeracy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata