• Job Description

  Req#: C9354-25-0495?language=en&page=654&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you interested in a new exciting opportunity to develop your career?

  Working as part of the discharge hub covering Meadowfield Hospital and the Forget-Me-Knot Unit in Worthing the Discharge Support Worker will ensure that all discharges from a defined number of mental health acute, dementia, rehab and older person's beds are processed and coordinated in such a manner to ensure that patients are placed in an environment best suited to their assessed needs and Trust resources are utilized to their maximum efficiency. The post holder holds no clinical responsibility instead focuses on the administrative coordination to support successful discharge.

  We are looking for an individual who is resilient, driven and passionate to provide high quality care to our patients.

  To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

  This is a patient facing role.

  Main duties of the job

  Main responsibilities are:

  • You will work closely with teams focusing directly on the needs of patients requiring support and facilitation in order to be discharged from hospital.
  • You will develop close working relationships with ward teams providing coordinated support to the discharge hub.
  • Responsible for assisting with processes and procedures to enhance patient flow.
  • Providing follow up as appropriate for patients discharged taking action and/or escalating issues as required.

  About us

  Working in Sussex:

  • Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
  • Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
  • With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

  We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

  Details

  Date posted

  14 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum / pro rata for part time

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  354-CO-21627-A

  Job locations

  Meadowfield Hospital

  Arundel Road

  Worthing

  BN13 3EF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will be an excellent communicator, maintain good working relationships with the team, patients, carers and service users ensuring key information is communicated in a timely, robust and efficient way.

  You will work closely with ward staff, Trust teams and liaise with relevant agencies to coordinate the administrative procedures associated with discharge.

  You will liaise with patients and carers and support risk identification.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will be an excellent communicator, maintain good working relationships with the team, patients, carers and service users ensuring key information is communicated in a timely, robust and efficient way.

  You will work closely with ward staff, Trust teams and liaise with relevant agencies to coordinate the administrative procedures associated with discharge.

  You will liaise with patients and carers and support risk identification.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Satisfactory level of general education
  • Good standard of written and spoken English
  • Demonstrates commitment to further learning and personal development
  • GCSE in English or equivalent

  Knowledge/Experience

  Essential

  • Understanding of the role and responsibilities of a ward Discharge Support Worker
  • Demonstrates ability to pass on knowledge to others
  • Previous experience in a care environment

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Satisfactory level of general education
  • Good standard of written and spoken English
  • Demonstrates commitment to further learning and personal development
  • GCSE in English or equivalent

  Knowledge/Experience

  Essential

  • Understanding of the role and responsibilities of a ward Discharge Support Worker
  • Demonstrates ability to pass on knowledge to others
  • Previous experience in a care environment

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Meadowfield Hospital

  Arundel Road

  Worthing

  BN13 3EF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Meadowfield Hospital

  Arundel Road

  Worthing

  BN13 3EF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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