Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 5 Snr Associate MH Practitioner (Discharge Coordinator) - Bristol

The closing date is 08 April 2026

Job summary

Lime is a all male acute mental health unit , the ward is looking for a motivated individual who has experience working with people with mental health issues , your role would be supporting patients on the unit looking at housing and blocks to discharge , you need to be confident leading on this subject whilst exploring and supporting a patient in the journey of recovery and discharge .

Main duties of the job

Assessing a patients housing needs and sign posting to appropriate organisations for support and unblocking barriers to discharge. This is a ward based job. Attending relevant meetings and assessments. Confident in written and verbal communication skills. Good computer skills. Identifying barriers on admission and working independently on these to prevent delayed discharge. Self direction and motivation is essential. Able to work in a challenging quick paced environment.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

25 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year (pay award pending)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-BR048-0326

Job locations

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working along side team and other originations with patients to facilitate discharge overcoming barriers which would delay this process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working along side team and other originations with patients to facilitate discharge overcoming barriers which would delay this process.

Person Specification

INTERVIEW AND APPLICATION

Essential

EXPERIENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH AT LEAST 3 YEARS / OR RELEVEANT QUALIFICATION
EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE AROUND HOUSING SOCIAL CARE

Desirable

CLEAR WRITTEN AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Person Specification

INTERVIEW AND APPLICATION

Essential

EXPERIENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH AT LEAST 3 YEARS / OR RELEVEANT QUALIFICATION
EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE AROUND HOUSING SOCIAL CARE

Desirable

CLEAR WRITTEN AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)