Ward tracker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves supporting the Discharge Team to facilitate timely and effective patient discharges, particularly for complex cases. The post holder will communicate with various teams, attend ward rounds, and manage discharge plans to ensure safe and timely patient transfers. It requires assisting with discharge checklists and utilizing IT systems for accurate data recording.
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 in healthcare or equivalent qualification /experience
- GCSE level of education
- Willing to study for Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience /qualifications
- Experience in patient/customer facing role
- Experience in a caring role
- Able to understand others
- Able to organise self and deliver tasks effectively
- Able to work as part of a team
- Presents self positively and communicates confidently.
- An ability to be patient focused
- Basic computer skills
- Understanding of caring.
- Understanding of health & safety
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of the importance of developing knowledge
- Understanding of Health Service
- NVQ level 2 in healthcare or equivalent qualification /experience
- GCSE level of education
- Willing to study for Care Certificate
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience /qualifications
- Experience in patient/customer facing role
- Experience in a caring role
- Able to understand others
- Able to organise self and deliver tasks effectively
- Able to work as part of a team
- Presents self positively and communicates confidently.
- An ability to be patient focused
- Basic computer skills
- Understanding of caring.
- Understanding of health & safety
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of the importance of developing knowledge
- Understanding of Health Service
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Ward Tracker, - Band 3:1 x 37.5 hours (permanent)1 x 37.5 hours (fixed term 10 months)
The post holder will provide a comprehensive service to the Trust with a focus to facilitate effective and timely discharge of patients no longer requiring acute care.
The role requires clear communication between the Hospital Discharge Team, the Discharge to Assess Hub and the wards to ensure safe timely discharge of all patients .
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To support the Discharge Team in facilitating timely discharges for complex patients
- Attend Whiteboard rounds and ward rounds, identify actions required and actively manage agreed discharge plans for patients
- Assist in the completion of discharge check lists to ensure accurate discharge planning is evident, under the direction and supervision of the registered nursing staff
- Transfer patients to the discharge lounge if required
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population
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