Hospital Discharge LinkWorker

Fixed Term Until 30 June 2027(with possibility of extension)37 hours per week£28,000 Per Annum

Main base: Royal Stoke University Hospital, with frequent travel across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire

Would you like to be part of a dynamic, award-winning, local charity that helps communities to thrive?

Do you have great listening and communication skills?

Have you got experience of helping others and a passion for supporting people through information, advice and guidance?

If you have good local knowledge of community activities and a desire to support people as they are discharged from hospital then being a Hospital Discharge Link Worker could be a great new role for you.
You will also need to be organised, able to manage a caseload, have sound IT skills and be able to keep good records. However, we are more interested in your passion and energy to make a difference, as full training will be provided.

Support Staffordshire is working hard to become more inclusive of the communities we serve, and as such is especially keen to hear from applicants with protected characteristics and lived experience, that bring knowledge, skills and experience.

We welcome an informal conversation in the first instance.

please contact Joe Newport:
email: Joseph.Newport@supportstaffordshire.org.uk or phone: 07484413428

In order to be considered for this position, you will need to complete an Application Form and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring Form. These can be found in the link below, along with the job description and person specification.

The person appointed will require:
•Proof of right to work in the UK
•Two satisfactory references
•An enhanced and barred DBS check

Closing date: Friday 21 August 2026 at 9amInterview date: Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 September