Senior Discharge Planning Nurse - Harwich / Clacton
The closing date is 28 August 2025
Job summary
Do you want to be part of our transformational journey in bringing together Health and Social care services?
The discharge team within East Suffolk and North East Essex Foundation Trust has undergone a large amount of changes over the last 18 months in order to adapt to changing demands and improve the discharge process for our patients.
We are passionate about ensuring the people of Harwich and Clacton are supported to maximise their health opportunities and promote a home first ethos within the trust.
We are looking for a Band 6 Senior Discharge Planning Nurse to join our developing team working within our Essex community hospitals (Harwich & Clacton) providing a seven day a week service.
Main duties of the job
The senior discharge planning Nurse role is responsible for supporting ward staff and Case Managers with complex patients and advising on the appropriate discharge pathways.
You will be required to have knowledge of the NHS Continuing Healthcare process and completion of appropriate assessment, playing a key role in promoting the discharge to assess pathways.
Senior Discharge Planning Nurses within the discharge team are pivotal in contributing to the trust objective of reducing the length of stay, reducing readmission rates and number of delayed discharges.
We are looking for experienced staff who are organised, and have experience of effective multi-agency working and ability to manage a small team deputising for Discharge leads as required.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Details
Date posted
15 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR593-25
Job locations
Colchester / Harwich / Clacton
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester / Harwich / Clacton
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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