Patient Flow Co-ordinator
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustCosham, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust based in Cosham. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 1 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Be at the heart of transforming patient care as a Patient Flow Coordinator (PFC) within the Transfer of Care Hub. In this fast-paced and rewarding rol...
The Patient Flow Coordinator (PFC) supports timely, safe, and effective discharge of patients from the acute hospital into community health and social care services. The role involves gathering and coordinating information from a range of sources to support patient-centred discharge planning, ensuring patients are transferred to the most appropriate care setting as efficiently as possible.
The PFC contributes to maintaining patient flow across the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire system while acting as an advocate for patient safety, dignity and individual needs.
Support and maintain momentum in discharge planning in collaboration with the Integrated Discharge Service (IDS), ward multidisciplinary teams (MDT) and community partners
Act as a key link between the Transfer of Care Hub (ToCH) and acute/community wards
Gather, collate and interpret patient information from multiple systems and MDT sources to support discharge assessments
Facilitate effective communication between patients, families, hospital staff and community services regarding discharge plans
Provide knowledge and guidance on discharge processes and pathways
Identify, escalate, and assist in resolving discharge delays, risks, capacity issues and complex cases appropriately
Support arrangements to ensure all elements of discharge requirements are in place prior to patient transfer
Assist with responding to internal and external discharge-related enquiries
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Essential: - Educated to GCSE grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) in English and Maths; - NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent relevant knowledge/experience)
Desirable: - Care Certificate; - Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
How this role compares
We hold 1,160 NHS vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays less than about 76% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,943 of them in South East.
You have 11 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 14 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has 105 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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