About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated, proactive, and dynamic individual to join our team as a Flow Facilitator at Heathlands. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong administrative experience who is ready to broaden their role and play a key part in supporting patient flow, discharge planning, and the day-to-day running of the unit.
The Flow Facilitator will contribute significantly to reducing patients' length of stay by enhancing communication across the multidisciplinary team (MDT), patients, and families. You will support timely, safe, and effective discharges while maintaining oversight of essential administrative processes that ensure the smooth operation of the service.
This is ideal opportunity for someone who already has got previous experience working with therapy team, adult social care or discharge coordinators within NHS or Adult Social Care in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Support patients through their admission and discharge journey, ensuring a seamless, well-coordinated experience. Work closely with the MDT to contribute to efficient discharge planning and promote clear, consistent communication. Provide guidance and support to patients' families, helping them understand the discharge process and assisting where additional support is required. Liaise with social services, therapy teams, and external agencies, ensuring patients receive appropriate support--whether funded or self-funded. Take responsibility for day-to-day administrative tasks within the unit, helping maintain an organised and effective working environment. Identify delays in patient flow, escalate concerns appropriately, and help implement solutions to facilitate smoother, faster discharges. Uphold excellent documentation, communication, and coordination to ensure accurate records and high-quality, patient-focused service delivery.
About us
Visa Sponsorship:This position is not eligiblefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good general education minimum to GCSE level.
Experience Essential
Experience as a discharge co-ordinator or a ward clerk. Recent experience of working in a health or social care setting. Experience of working with service users with a wide range of disabilities and clinical conditions Experience of health and/or social care IT systems. Experience completing patient related documentation; legibly, accurately and to a high standard.
Desirable
Experience of using EPIC. Experience of completing care plans. Experience of working with service users with life limiting conditions towards the end of their life. Experience of teaching/training. Experience of completing risk assessments.
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Evidence of good interpersonal skills with a wide range of people in a variety of situations and settings. Knowledge and understanding of completing priorities. Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of differing needs of service users with different disabilities and clinical conditions.
Desirable
Knowledge of recent health and social care legislation and policy.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Heathlands
CrossFell
Bracknell
RG12 7RX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)