Team Sister Therapist

As a Team Sister within our Community Transfer of Care Hub, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients to leave hospital safely and receive the right care in the right place at the right time. Based at Gravesham Community Hospital, you will be part of a newly established and growing service that manages referrals into the Discharge to Assess pathways across Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway. Working at the heart of system-wide discharge planning, you will help ensure patients experience smooth transitions from hospital to community services, assessment beds or their own homes, supporting our Home First approach wherever possible. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse or therapist with a passion for complex discharge planning, leadership and service improvement. You will work closely with acute hospitals, social care teams, community services and care providers to improve patient flow and deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. You will be joining a small, supportive and

Main duties of the job

As a Team Sister within our Community Transfer of Care Hub, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients to leave hospital safely and receive the right care in the right place at the right time. Based at Gravesham Community Hospital, you will be part of a newly established and growing service that manages referrals into the Discharge to Assess pathways across Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway. Working at the heart of system-wide discharge planning, you will help ensure patients experience smooth transitions from hospital to community services, assessment beds or their own homes, supporting our Home First approach wherever possible. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse or therapist with a passion for complex discharge planning, leadership and service improvement. You will work closely with acute hospitals, social care teams, community services and care providers to improve patient flow and deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. You will be joining a small, supportive and friendly team based at Gravesham Community Hospital, walking distance from the train station and local amenities. This is an exciting time to join the Community Transfer of Care Hub as the service continues to develop and strengthen discharge pathways across the local health and care system.

About us

Details

Date posted

02 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1557380867

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Gravesend

DA11 0DG

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

As a Team Sister within our Community Transfer of Care Hub, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients to leave hospital safely and receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Based at Gravesham Community Hospital, you will be part of a newly established and growing service that manages referrals into the Discharge to Assess pathways across Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway.

Working at the heart of system-wide discharge planning, you will help ensure patients experience smooth transitions from hospital to community services, assessment beds or their own homes, supporting our Home First approach wherever possible.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse or therapist with a passion for complex discharge planning, leadership and service improvement. You will work closely with acute hospitals, social care teams, community services and care providers to improve patient flow and deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and their families.

Package Description

You will be joining a small, supportive and friendly team based at Gravesham Community Hospital, within walking distance of the train station and local amenities.

This is an exciting time to join the Community Transfer of Care Hub as the service continues to develop and strengthen discharge pathways across the local health and care system.

As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• NHS Agenda for Change Band 6 salary with an NHS pension
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
• Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
• Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
• Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation where the majority of our rated services hold Good or Outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

The service operates 7 days a week:

• Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm
• Weekends and Bank Holidays: 9am to 5pm

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide operational, clinical and professional leadership to colleagues within the Community Transfer of Care Hub, supporting the day-to-day management of patient flow and discharge planning across the discharge pathways.

You will oversee complex discharge cases, support integrated discharge nurses and healthcare assistants, and ensure patients receive safe, timely and person-centred care.

Working collaboratively with acute hospitals, local authorities, social care teams, care providers and community services, you will help remove barriers to discharge and improve patient outcomes across the system.

You will also act as a specialist resource for discharge planning, providing expert advice on funding pathways, continuing healthcare processes, safeguarding, homelessness assessments and complex care arrangements.

Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit activity and workforce development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the day-to-day operational management of the Community Transfer of Care Hub
• Providing leadership, guidance and supervision to nurses, therapists and healthcare assistants
• Managing and supporting complex discharge planning across all discharge pathways
• Leading on challenging cases including homeless patients, safeguarding concerns and complex care packages
• Acting as a clinical link with acute hospitals, social care, GPs and partner organisations
• Supporting patient flow, bed management and discharge performance reporting
• Reviewing and supporting Continuing Healthcare, one-to-one funding and placement decisions
• Investigating failed discharges and identifying learning opportunities
• Contributing to service transformation, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities
• Supporting recruitment, induction, appraisal and professional development within the team

The role will involve travel across hospital, community, care home and patient home settings.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Allied Health Professional (HCPC)
• Degree or Diploma in a relevant healthcare profession
• Recognised mentorship, teaching or assessing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development
• Significant post-registration clinical experience
• Extensive experience of discharge planning and discharge pathways
• Experience working across health and social care systems
• Knowledge of Continuing Healthcare, Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Experience leading and supporting teams
• Experience managing complex patient cases and clinical risk
• Strong communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make decisions under pressure
• Experience supporting service improvement and change management initiatives
• Excellent organisational and workload management skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent
• Leadership development programme
• Experience managing budgets or financial processes
• Experience of service redesign or transformation programmes
• Strong presentation and training delivery skills

About the Company

Questions about the role? Feel free to reach out to Sam on +44 78846 59420 or sam.wright@hcrgcaregroup.com.

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Job responsibilities

Package Description:

As a Team Sister within our Community Transfer of Care Hub, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients to leave hospital safely and receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Based at Gravesham Community Hospital, you will be part of a newly established and growing service that manages referrals into the Discharge to Assess pathways across Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway.

Working at the heart of system-wide discharge planning, you will help ensure patients experience smooth transitions from hospital to community services, assessment beds or their own homes, supporting our Home First approach wherever possible.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse or therapist with a passion for complex discharge planning, leadership and service improvement. You will work closely with acute hospitals, social care teams, community services and care providers to improve patient flow and deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and their families.

Package Description

You will be joining a small, supportive and friendly team based at Gravesham Community Hospital, within walking distance of the train station and local amenities.

This is an exciting time to join the Community Transfer of Care Hub as the service continues to develop and strengthen discharge pathways across the local health and care system.

As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• NHS Agenda for Change Band 6 salary with an NHS pension
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
• Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
• Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
• Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation where the majority of our rated services hold Good or Outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

The service operates 7 days a week:

• Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm
• Weekends and Bank Holidays: 9am to 5pm

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide operational, clinical and professional leadership to colleagues within the Community Transfer of Care Hub, supporting the day-to-day management of patient flow and discharge planning across the discharge pathways.

You will oversee complex discharge cases, support integrated discharge nurses and healthcare assistants, and ensure patients receive safe, timely and person-centred care.

Working collaboratively with acute hospitals, local authorities, social care teams, care providers and community services, you will help remove barriers to discharge and improve patient outcomes across the system.

You will also act as a specialist resource for discharge planning, providing expert advice on funding pathways, continuing healthcare processes, safeguarding, homelessness assessments and complex care arrangements.

Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit activity and workforce development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the day-to-day operational management of the Community Transfer of Care Hub
• Providing leadership, guidance and supervision to nurses, therapists and healthcare assistants
• Managing and supporting complex discharge planning across all discharge pathways
• Leading on challenging cases including homeless patients, safeguarding concerns and complex care packages
• Acting as a clinical link with acute hospitals, social care, GPs and partner organisations
• Supporting patient flow, bed management and discharge performance reporting
• Reviewing and supporting Continuing Healthcare, one-to-one funding and placement decisions
• Investigating failed discharges and identifying learning opportunities
• Contributing to service transformation, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities
• Supporting recruitment, induction, appraisal and professional development within the team

The role will involve travel across hospital, community, care home and patient home settings.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Allied Health Professional (HCPC)
• Degree or Diploma in a relevant healthcare profession
• Recognised mentorship, teaching or assessing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development
• Significant post-registration clinical experience
• Extensive experience of discharge planning and discharge pathways
• Experience working across health and social care systems
• Knowledge of Continuing Healthcare, Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Experience leading and supporting teams
• Experience managing complex patient cases and clinical risk
• Strong communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make decisions under pressure
• Experience supporting service improvement and change management initiatives
• Excellent organisational and workload management skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent
• Leadership development programme
• Experience managing budgets or financial processes
• Experience of service redesign or transformation programmes
• Strong presentation and training delivery skills

About the Company

Questions about the role? Feel free to reach out to Sam on +44 78846 59420 or sam.wright@hcrgcaregroup.com.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Allied Health Professional (HCPC), Degree or Diploma in a relevant healthcare profession, Recognised mentorship, teaching or assessing qualification, Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development, Significant post-registration clinical experience, Extensive experience of discharge planning and discharge pathways.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Allied Health Professional (HCPC), Degree or Diploma in a relevant healthcare profession, Recognised mentorship, teaching or assessing qualification, Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development, Significant post-registration clinical experience, Extensive experience of discharge planning and discharge pathways.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Gravesend

DA11 0DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Gravesend

DA11 0DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

As a Team Sister within our Community Transfer of Care Hub, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients to leave hospital safely and receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Based at Gravesham Community Hospital, you will be part of a newly established and growing service that manages referrals into the Discharge to Assess pathways across Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway.

Working at the heart of system-wide discharge planning, you will help ensure patients experience smooth transitions from hospital to community services, assessment beds or their own homes, supporting our Home First approach wherever possible.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse or therapist with a passion for complex discharge planning, leadership and service improvement. You will work closely with acute hospitals, social care teams, community services and care providers to improve patient flow and deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and their families.

Package Description

You will be joining a small, supportive and friendly team based at Gravesham Community Hospital, within walking distance of the train station and local amenities.

This is an exciting time to join the Community Transfer of Care Hub as the service continues to develop and strengthen discharge pathways across the local health and care system.

As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• NHS Agenda for Change Band 6 salary with an NHS pension
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
• Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
• Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
• Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation where the majority of our rated services hold Good or Outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

The service operates 7 days a week:

• Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm
• Weekends and Bank Holidays: 9am to 5pm

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide operational, clinical and professional leadership to colleagues within the Community Transfer of Care Hub, supporting the day-to-day management of patient flow and discharge planning across the discharge pathways.

You will oversee complex discharge cases, support integrated discharge nurses and healthcare assistants, and ensure patients receive safe, timely and person-centred care.

Working collaboratively with acute hospitals, local authorities, social care teams, care providers and community services, you will help remove barriers to discharge and improve patient outcomes across the system.

You will also act as a specialist resource for discharge planning, providing expert advice on funding pathways, continuing healthcare processes, safeguarding, homelessness assessments and complex care arrangements.

Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit activity and workforce development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the day-to-day operational management of the Community Transfer of Care Hub
• Providing leadership, guidance and supervision to nurses, therapists and healthcare assistants
• Managing and supporting complex discharge planning across all discharge pathways
• Leading on challenging cases including homeless patients, safeguarding concerns and complex care packages
• Acting as a clinical link with acute hospitals, social care, GPs and partner organisations
• Supporting patient flow, bed management and discharge performance reporting
• Reviewing and supporting Continuing Healthcare, one-to-one funding and placement decisions
• Investigating failed discharges and identifying learning opportunities
• Contributing to service transformation, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities
• Supporting recruitment, induction, appraisal and professional development within the team

The role will involve travel across hospital, community, care home and patient home settings.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Allied Health Professional (HCPC)
• Degree or Diploma in a relevant healthcare profession
• Recognised mentorship, teaching or assessing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development
• Significant post-registration clinical experience
• Extensive experience of discharge planning and discharge pathways
• Experience working across health and social care systems
• Knowledge of Continuing Healthcare, Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Experience leading and supporting teams
• Experience managing complex patient cases and clinical risk
• Strong communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make decisions under pressure
• Experience supporting service improvement and change management initiatives
• Excellent organisational and workload management skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent
• Leadership development programme
• Experience managing budgets or financial processes
• Experience of service redesign or transformation programmes
• Strong presentation and training delivery skills

About the Company

Questions about the role? Feel free to reach out to Sam on +44 78846 59420 or sam.wright@hcrgcaregroup.com.

.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Allied Health Professional (HCPC), Degree or Diploma in a relevant healthcare profession, Recognised mentorship, teaching or assessing qualification, Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development, Significant post-registration clinical experience, Extensive experience of discharge planning and discharge pathways.