Senior Discharge Coordinator – Care Transfer Hub

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Main area Care Transfer Hub Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent:
Cross Site Working - Main Hub Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

Site The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Town Shrewsbury Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum / Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

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We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high‑quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Shropshire Community Health Trust and Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital Trust Partnership Working.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for motivated individuals with a passion for the specialist field of complex discharge to work within the Care Transfer Hub based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, with potential for cross-site work at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, as and when the service is required.

This post is an ideal opportunity for Nurses, Social workers and Allied Health Professionals, to shape this new service for our patients. The team is expanding and this is an ideal opportunity to be involved in the transformation of the service and work with the existing skilled team in the specialist field of Complex Discharge.

The role and service offer integration and partnership working with team managers, nurses, therapists, health and social care coordinators across both organisations to ensure a seamless service

We expect the very best from our staff – in return we can offer you the opportunity to work alongside experts to help you further develop your clinical and leadership skills, contributions towards CPD including external opportunities as service delivery allows, and an exceptionally rewarding job opportunity in one of the most beautiful yet dynamic parts of the UK

The Senior Discharge Coordinator holds specialist knowledge in this field and will work within the Care Transfer Hub providing an expert and skilled community focused approach to discharge planning and assessment, embracing the principles of Discharge to Assess Model and providing a person‑centred approach to care. As the Senior Discharge Coordinator they will be responsible to lead the team on a daily basis, prioritise daily workload, case manage the most complex discharge cases, coordinate daily capacity and support patient flow working with all key partners, whilst using their expert…