Integrated Discharge Team Advanced Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role supports the Integrated Discharge Team in reducing inpatient length of stay and improving patient flow within mental health services. The practitioner will collaborate with various teams and external agencies to identify and overcome discharge barriers, ensuring timely and effective patient transitions. Key responsibilities include proactive discharge planning, managing complex situations, and maintaining accurate information systems for bed availability. The post holder will also deputise for the Clinical Service Lead.
Essential criteria
- Recognised Professional Qualification in Nursing (RMN), Social Work (Dip SW/CQSW) or Occupational Therapy
- Masters degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Recognised leadership qualification or equivalent mangement experience
- Skills / Abilities
- Good time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to rapidly analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions.
- Experience of developing systems, process and new ways of working to optimise patient flow.
- Understanding of capacity management and bed management procedures.
- Working knowledge of delayed discharge. Evidence of undertaking audit work.
- Knowledge / experience
- Sound knowledge and understanding of current issues in specialty
- Experience and knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Care Act Assessment & 117 Care Planning
- Understanding of capacity management and bed management procedures.
- Working knowledge of delayed discharge criteria and barriers to discharge.
- Working knowledge of delayed discharge criteria and barriers to discharge.
- Qualification/Education
- Recognised Professional Qualification in Nursing (RMN), Social Work (Dip SW/CQSW) or Occupational Therapy
- Masters degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Recognised leadership qualification or equivalent mangement experience
- Skills / Abilities
- Good time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to rapidly analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions.
- Experience of developing systems, process and new ways of working to optimise patient flow.
- Understanding of capacity management and bed management procedures.
- Working knowledge of delayed discharge. Evidence of undertaking audit work.
- Knowledge / experience
- Sound knowledge and understanding of current issues in specialty
- Experience and knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Care Act Assessment & 117 Care Planning
- Understanding of capacity management and bed management procedures.
- Working knowledge of delayed discharge criteria and barriers to discharge.
- Working knowledge of delayed discharge criteria and barriers to discharge.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 2d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
The Integrated Discharge practitioner will work with inpatient services, community and rehab within Southwark Directorate. The purpose of this post is to support the Integrated Discharge Team Leads in reducing length of stay within inpatient and complex care services, creating capacity and flow across the whole mental health system. The role requires excellent communication and organisation skills and the ability to work collaboratively with all relevant parties including external agencies. The post holder will support identification of internal and external barriers to flow, record information systematically and escalate accordingly. The post holder will assist clinical teams to ensure delayed discharges are identified and progressed in a timely manner. The role requires experience of working in mental health acute settings and supporting patients with complex needs to enable discharge at the earliest opportunity. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing, updating and maintaining accurate information systems to enable a robust system of daily reporting on bed availability across inpatient services.
The post holder will need to maintain excellent communication and working relationships with all staff across the Directorate..
The post holder will be able to demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
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