Home First Facilitator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a new opportunity to work as a Home First Facilitator within the Integrated Discharge Team at Fairfield Hospital. The role involves supporting the implementation of the Hospital Discharge policy with a 'Home First' ethos, ensuring timely patient discharges from acute care. You will liaise with various teams, patients, and families to maintain effective communication and escalate discharge planning concerns. The position requires an energetic and dynamic individual with strong organisational skills to help deliver safe and timely patient transfers.
Essential criteria
- Positive approach to work
- Ability to work with colleagues at all levels
- Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
- Compassionate and caring
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- [contact details removed] effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives
- Good General Education with GCSE English and Mathematics / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Specific knowledge of patient flow, discharge pathways and processes and the importance of the Home First approach
- Skills & Abilities
- Positive approach to work
- Ability to work with colleagues at all levels
- Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
- Compassionate and caring
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- [contact details removed] effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives
- Good General Education with GCSE English and Mathematics / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
- Specific knowledge of patient flow, discharge pathways and processes and the importance of the Home First approach
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Home First Facilitator
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting and new opportunity to work as part of the Integrated Discharge Team, supporting the teams to implement the Hospital Discharge policy with the 'Home First' ethos.
This role involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients are discharged from acute care in a timely manner, reducing delays and supporting people to return to their own home or familiar place whenever possible.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an energetic, dynamic, and enthusiastic individual with strong organisational skills for the role of Home First Facilitator for Fairfield Hospital. You will be working in the Hospital Discharge Team.
You will be responsible for liaising with ward and home first hub teams and service teams as well as patients and their families to ensure effective communication is maintained and appropriate and early escalation of discharge planning concerns. You will support the safe and timely discharge/transfer of patients, working with the clinical team to establish patient needs, monitor pathways, plan and help deliver a safe discharge.
You will communicate effectively with Patients, Families and the wider MDT and assist with completion of timely referrals.
You will provide a vital safety role in co-
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