Social Care Discharge Coordinator - Hospital Team
Social Care Discharge Coordinator - Hospital Team
location_onBridgend County Borough Council03/09/2025
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Job details
Salary£31,537 - £32,597 per annumContractual hours37BasisFull timeJob category/typeSocial Care – Adults/ChildrenDate posted14/08/2025Job reference17773
Job description
Job description
37 hours per week
We are seeking a Social Care Discharge Coordinator to join our dynamic team within the Hospital Social Work Team. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work at the heart of integrated care, ensuring individuals return home safely and promptly with the right support in place.
Key skills include being able to:
Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
Prioritise and manage their workload in a fast-paced environment.
Build strong working relationships across health, social care, and third sector partners.
Apply sound judgement to discharge planning decisions.
Responsibilities will include:
Proactively identifying and coordinating patient discharges from hospital, supporting timely and safe transitions home.
Working closely with clinicians, social care teams, and third-sector partners to ensure effective discharge planning.
Using strength based “What matters” conversations and a positive risk management approach to agree on appropriate support pathways.
Contributing to the delivery of the Discharge to Recover and Assess model, ensuring the patient’s voice is central to planning.
Monitoring discharge progress, maintaining accurate digital records (whiteboards and WCCIS) and escalating delays where necessary.
Supporting admission avoidance initiatives through urgent community response and virtual ward services.
In return we offer a supportive environment, regular supervision, appraisals, training and development opportunities.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
Closing Date: 03 September 2025
Shortlisting Date: 15 September 2025
Interview Date: 29 September 2025