An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to work within mental health urgent care as a Discharge Coordinator within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams across the Mid Mersey geographical footprint (Halton, Warrington, St Helens & Knowsley).
The post holder will act as a key liaison between inpatient units, the crisis resolution home treatment team, and the bed management team. They will be responsible for the effective coordination of patient discharges throughout the mental health inpatient units. The post holder will work closely with inpatient clinicians and multidisciplinary team members to deliver a high-quality, patient-focused service.
The post holder will cover the Mid Mersey area - Halton, Warrington, St Helens, and Knowsley. They are expected to mobilize between sites to monitor capacity and flow through CRHTs and inpatients.
The post holder will attend and participate in daily bed capacity meetings, providing predicted discharge activity for the day and data on patient progress through discharge planning.
They will liaise with colleagues such as CRHT, ward-based staff, and community services to ensure a seamless approach.
The post holder will inform internal and external staff when inpatient capacity is anticipated to be insufficient to meet demand, requesting additional support to expedite discharges.
They will arrange and attend discharge planning meetings on allocated wards and participate in daily multidisciplinary morning meetings to ensure appropriate length of stay and discharge dates are applied, monitored, and adhered to.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people across the region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical health, mental health, learning disabilities, addiction, and brain injury. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.
Our commitment is to ‘perfect care’ — safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to excel and work alongside service users, families, and carers to shape future services. We are currently implementing organizational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For further details or informal visits, contact:
* Name: Kayte Bond
* Job Title: Operational Manager
* Email: Kayte.bond@merseycare.nhs.uk
* Telephone: 01744 415 625
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