An exciting opportunity has arisen with the introduction of a new Discharge Team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an experienced, self‑motivated, and passionate individual to join our Hospital Discharge team within the acute setting.
The post holder will be embedded within the Hospital Flow structure and will play a pivotal role in efficiently managing and overseeing discharges across inpatient wards. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), patients and families, the Integrated Discharge Hub, and community partners, the role will support safe, timely, and coordinated discharges.
You will be an experienced healthcare professional with strong leadership skills, able to work autonomously across complex systems and build effective relationships across organisational boundaries. You will demonstrate a commitment to patient safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, and continuous service improvement.
This role involves direct contact with patients, service users, and their families, ensuring discharges are safe, appropriate, and person‑centred.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
* Provide senior clinical and operational oversight of complex discharges across multiple specialties.
* Work as part of the senior discharge leadership team, supporting decision‑making, escalation, and resolution of discharge barriers.
* Line manage and support a team of Discharge Facilitators, ensuring high standards of performance, inclusivity, and adherence to Trust values.
* Proactively identify and challenge factors that may delay discharge, working collaboratively to resolve issues.
* Support the Trust's strategic objectives for improving hospital flow.
* Achieving earlier discharges.
* Reducing overall length of stay.
* Improving system coordination across health and social care.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super‑regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On‑site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Person Specification
Experience
* Registered Nurse
* 2 years leadership in nursing (band 6)
* Evidence in a senior clinical role within last 3 years
* First degree in Nursing or subject related to Healthcare
* Leadership experience or development
* Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
* Recent experience of working in the acute hospital
* Experience of multi‑professional working
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.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata if part time
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