Discharge Planning Nurse - Cross site

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Discharge Planning Nurse - Cross site

Job summary
o you aspire for a new challenge and enjoy working within a team? Do you enjoy working at a fast pace and want to make a positive contribution to the patient experience then please apply.

We are looking to recruit an energetic, motivated and proactive person to support the Discharge Planning team and wards in ensuring smooth, timely patient discharges.This role is paramount in supporting patient flow throughout the trust, and maximizing bed capacity. The key focus for this role will include reviewing patient referrals for discharge support, ensuring consistency and response from relevant organisations in a timely manner.

You will support the wards regarding the initiatives used to support effective patient flow e.g. Red 2 Green SAFER and Criteria to Reside. You will role model excellent behaviours and ensure discharge planning is carried out to a consistent high standard.

This role is pan site and will involve weekend work.

Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice

Main duties of the job

• To co-lead Discharge Planning initiatives, which promote a change-orientated organisational culture.
• To ensure all local policies and discharge information reflect the Trust's Clinical Governance Strategy, ECIST and Department of Health guidance on discharge planning.
• To alongside the team to ensure that patients with complex discharge needs are appropriately referred in line with Trust and National targets.
• To ensure that trust staff are informed / able to access relevant discharge planning information to promote safe, timely and appropriate patient discharge from the acute setting.
• To lead on the implementation of the Red2Green and SAFER initiatives support effective patient flow.
• To contribute to 7 day service delivery in accordance with Care Act (2014).

About us
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 11 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 176-C-8084529-A
Job locations: Peterborough City Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further information regarding this role.

Person Specification
Professional Qualification
Essential

• Professional Registration (Nursing)
• Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

• Teaching or mentoring qualification

Experience
Essential

• An understanding of Local Discharge Planning Processes, Red2 Green/SAFER initiatives, Criteria to reside, SHOP principles
• Experience of MDT working both internal and external to the Trust.
• Can demonstrate the clinical decision making process.
• Awareness of discharge planning and patient flow initiatives to improve the patient's journey

Desirable

• Teaching Experience

Skills
Essential

• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Ability to work autonomously and provide leadership within a multi professional team
• Ability to work effectively with patients and relatives where emotive subjects are being discussed
• Ability to use persuasion and negotiation where the matter being discussed is unwelcome to the recipient/s.
• Evidence of good communication skills
• Flexible in approach to meet the challenges of a trust wide

Desirable

• Understanding of Complex discharge reporting processes
• Understanding of Continuing Health Processes

Knowledge
Essential

• Red2Green/ Safer initiatives
• Awareness of current developments in healthcare
• Local discharge planning processes

Desirable

• Awareness of current developments in healthcare

Other
Essential

• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious, and emotional needs and beliefs
• Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
• Professional appearance & behaviour
• Good previous attendance record
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check against vulnerable groups barred lists

Additional information
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Peterborough City Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Discharge Planning Lead/ Senior Nurse
Gemma Bryant or Alexandra Bokou
View phone number on meeveem.com