Discharge Navigator
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustBrampton, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust based in Brampton. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 26 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Community Hospital Discharge Navigator, Full time - fixed term, Maternity cover Work within the environment to support the multi-disciplinary team, th...
The Transfer of Care Hub (ToCH) is a Service which has been developed to implement an expert complex multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary discharge team, working in a seamless and integrated way across partner organisations, both health and social care. The ToCH will proactively 'pull', and case manage the needs of a range of people with complex discharge needs on discharge pathways 1-3 and progress these people safely to transfer/discharge via an appropriate pathway
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Essential: - oEvidence of a good standard of general education/GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.; - oNVQ 4 in Care or equivalent experience or NVQ in Admin or equivalent experience
Desirable: - oCustomer service skills
Essential: - oEvidence of knowledge of Hospital environment and pathways; - oAccepts responsibility for own workload; - oSeeks and uses support appropriately; - oKnowledge of medical terminology, anatomical and physiological terms; acquired through work-based training; - oBasic knowledge of Care Act 2014
Desirable: - oRecent work within a Hospital setting.; - oKnowledge of local health and social care services.; - oKnowledge of related legal frameworks relating to hospital discharge.; - oKnowledge of the Trust's discharge process and community support provision.
Essential: - oGood level of IT & keyboard skills including experience inputting data to systems; - oAbility to work autonomously as well as flexibly as a part of a Multi-disciplinart Team; - oGood communication skills; - oAbility to work under pressure; - oAbility to record data in an accurate and concise way; - oAbility to organise and prioritise own work.; - oAbility to demonstrate excellent time management and prioritisation skills; - oAbility to use initiative appropriately.; - oAbility to engage with individuals with differing levels of communication and understanding.
Desirable: - oComplaints handling; - oAbility to acquire more complex IT skills
Essential: - oAlignment to Trust values and core behaviours
Desirable: - oUnderstanding of the Trust's core business
How this role compares
We hold 1,145 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 70% of them.
There are 12,688 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,530 of them in North West.
You have 5 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 54 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has 70 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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