Registered Nurse - Discharge Assessment Unit

Are you looking for a rewarding challenge where you can develop your skills in complex patient assessment, discharge planning, and multidisciplinary coordination within a fast‑paced hospital environment?

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Registered Nurses to join our Discharge Assessment Unit (DAU), a 13‑bedded and 10‑chaired area focused on supporting safe, effective, and timely discharge from the acute hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic service at the centre of patient flow and community‑based care.

The DAU plays a vital role in ensuring patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. You will assess ongoing needs, coordinate community services, and contribute to safe, well‑planned discharges. This includes close collaboration with therapy teams, social care, community nursing, and external providers to ensure smooth transitions of care.

As demand for complex discharge planning continues to grow, our work has never been more important. Our aim is to support patients to return home or to the most appropriate community setting with dignity, independence, and confidence. If you are passionate about high‑quality care, enjoy collaborative working, and want to develop your skills in assessment and coordination, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.

• Provide safe, effective, high‑quality care to patients within the 13‑bedded and 10‑chaired Discharge Assessment Unit, ensuring all assessments support timely and appropriate discharge.
• Use resources efficiently to maintain smooth patient flow and support safe transitions out of the acute hospital.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to complete discharge assessments and contribute to each patient’s personalised discharge plan.
• Ensure timely referrals to community services, safeguarding, therapy teams, tissue viability, and any other professionals required to support safe discharge and ongoing care.
• Participate in service development and contribute to improvement projects that enhance patient flow, discharge processes, and overall patient experience.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors by adhering to health and safety policies and escalating concerns promptly.

Closing date of applications: 09/07/2026

Interview date: 24/07/2026 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma \& Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A\&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Blanche Job title: Senior Sister Email address: gemma.blanche@nhs.net Telephone number: 01283 593072

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.