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Discharge Coordinator
Salary: from £28,493 per annum, pro rata
12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Location: Birmingham
Our Charity
St Andrew’s is a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs. We are looking to a future that ensures everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future.
The Role
This is an exciting new opportunity for Birmingham, offering the chance to shape and grow an emerging service that will make a real difference to the lives of our patients. We are looking for a passionate and skilled Coordinator with experience within health and social care along with knowledge of discharge legislation
In this role, you will be an integral part of our positive, committed team across the Birmingham division. You will play a key role in supporting safe, timely and effective patient progression across the Birmingham site. Working closely with the Discharge Liaison Nurse, the postholder will coordinate discharge activity, strengthen patient flow, and contribute to reducing length of stay through proactive planning, communication and partnership working.
You will support multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), external agencies and internal services to ensure that every patient has a clear, well‑managed pathway and that delays are identified, escalated and resolved
As part of our forward‑thinking service, you will play an active role in liaising with internal and external partners including Reach Out, Home Treatment Teams, CMHTs, EIS, commissioners and local authorities whilst facilitating discharge planning meetings and ensuring actions are completed. You will Support the Birmingham site’s improvement journey by contributing to projects focused on flow, pathway redesign and reducing length of stay, whilst identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance patient experience
Reward
We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 10 years' service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.