Social Care Discharge Coordinator

37 hours per weekWe are seeking a Social Care Discharge Coordinator to join our dynamic team within the Hospital Social Work Team. This is an opportunity to work at the heart of integrated care, supporting individuals to return home safely with the right support in place. The role focuses on a case progression and delay management function, supporting social workers by monitoring discharge activity, tracking progress, and escalating barriers to ensure timely outcomes.Key skills include being able to:Track case progress, identify emerging delays, and proactively follow up actions that maintain momentum.Ability to navigate digital systems.Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.Prioritise and manage workload in a fast-paced environment.Build strong working relationships across health, social care, and third sector partners.Responsibilities:Support the early identification, coordination and tracking of patient discharge pathways to ensure safe and timely discharge from hospital.Monitor and progress discharge activity, proactively identifying and chasing delays to support patient flow.Maintain accurate and timely updates on eWhiteboards and local authority record systems, including delay codes.Act as a key point of contact for wards, AandE and AMU, providing advice, information, troubleshooting and links to community and third-sector services to support admission avoidance where appropriate.Screen hospital referrals to ensure suitability and alignment with service ..... full job details .....