Onward Care Team Deputy Clinical Lead, Band 7


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

The Deputy Clinical Lead for the Onward Care Team (OCT) is a senior clinical leadership role responsible for supporting safe, timely and person-centred discharge planning across Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. Working as part of the OCT senior leadership team, the postholder will help shape discharge practice across the Trust and wider health and care system, ensuring patients are supported to achieve the right discharge outcome at the right time. Key responsibilities include: - Providing clinical, operational and professional leadership within the Onward Care Team. - Supporting and developing a team of specialist clinicians across both hospital sites. - Delivering expert advice and guidance on complex onward care planning and discharge arrangements. - Promoting a Home First approach that maximises independence and supports patient choice. - Working collaboratively with ward multidisciplinary teams, community services, local authority partners and other stakeholders. - Leading education, training and workforce development initiatives that strengthen discharge planning practice. - Contributing to service improvement, audit and quality initiatives to improve patient flow and reduce avoidable delays. - Supporting the development, implementation and review of discharge-related policies, guidance and standards. - Deputising for the Clinical Team Lead when required and contributing to the ongoing development of the service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered healthcare professional who is passionate about improving patient outcomes, leading teams and influencing system-wide change. The role offers significant opportunities to contribute to the continued development of integrated discharge planning and transfer of care arrangements across Gloucestershire. Additional working pattern details: If successful candidate is internal will be offered as a secondment. Possible 6 month extension dependent on wider Discharge coordination redesign work Additional working pattern details: Part time applications will be considered against key responsibilities of the role and viability of fulfilling these

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