Discharge Keyworker / Discharge Team

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for discharge keyworker to join UHD Discharge Team.

The post holder will be situated in the hospital discharge team, designated to the transfer of Care Hub and clinical areas to support discharge planning according to hospital flow pressures. The post holder may be required to participate in cross- site working between Poole and Bournemouth hospital sites. The position will be required to work across a 7 -day rota / the service operates on weekend and Bank holidays

It is essential the successful candidate is able to be adaptable to different working priorities as the clinical area designated will change according to the hospital pressures been experienced on a daily basis.

The post holder will have well developed interpersonal skill as the role requires the individual to communicate effectively at all levels, demonstrating negotiating, problem solving and solution creating skills.

We would be interested in receiving applications from individuals who feel they meet the essential elements of the job specification, and who desire to be part of a developing team. It is essential that the successful candidate has a commitment to improving the discharge planning experience of patients.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 15th April 2026

Main duties of the job

The successful individual will spend the majority of their working day to:

• assigned to the Transfer of Care Hub
• Visit wards, advise and direct discharge planning / Discharge to Assess (D2A) process
• Support hospital staff with assessment and decision-making.
• Liaise between the ward staff, therapists, social workers and external partner's staff.
• Guide staff to improve D2A referrals/ process.
• Support effective discharge planning reporting via the Health of the Ward IT application and other IT applications associated with patient information.

About us

UHD are investing,developingand transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or servicerelocatesas part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

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