We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Discharge Coordinator to join our Acute Services Team, supporting safe, timely and person centred discharges.
You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, community partners, and external agencies to ensure effective discharge planning from admission through to transition home. The role involves identifying and addressing barriers to discharge, coordinating care plans, and supporting a “Home First” approach while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety and recovery‑focused practice.
This is a key role within the service, offering opportunities to chair meetings, drive service improvement, and contribute to patient flow across all acute wards.
You will also support junior staff and work closely with ward teams, wider SHPU colleagues and contribute to the ongoing development of the Care Transfer Hub closely aligned with our Sheffield City Council partners.
We are looking for a registered mental health professional with excellent clinical, communication, organisational and leadership skills, including a strong understanding of the Mental Health Act and acute care pathways.
At SHPU, our values are central: we work together, are respectful and kind, inclusive, and always improving. If you share these values and are committed to delivering high-quality care, we would welcome your application.
The main purpose of the role is to work closely with clinical and operational colleagues within Acute Services and facilitate and ensure comprehensive discharge and management arrangements are in place to enable the clinical team to be able to provide a timely and safe discharge.
The postholder should be a committed, enthusiastic individual who has the skills and drive to lead and work alongside the clinical team, and work with other managers to take the service forward. The postholder will have a relevant qualification and experience.
The postholder will be a member of the leadership team and provide support to the operational delivery of Acute Inpatient Services to deliver agreed operational and strategic objectives using p roactive problem solving to resolve issues.
You will work flexibly across our SHPU sites.
Role-model the standards and behaviours of an effective leader and those of Sheffield Health University Partnership Foundation Trust.
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
You join us at an exciting time where we continue to develop the 'Home First' approach to service user care and the development of a Care Transfer Hub.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for a detailed overview of the job description and main responsibilities.
