Healthcare Transition Co-ordinator

Job summary
This vacancy is a 12 months fixed term post

An exciting opportunity to work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, to provide a seamless specialist transition service, ensuring that young people with complex, long-term health needs receive the highest standard of care throughout their transition from paediatric to adult services.

The post holder will act as a specialist practitioner, demonstrating a high level of clinical expertise and providing specialist transition advice, education, and support to healthcare professionals, patients, families, and carers. They will promote best practice and contribute to the ongoing development of transition pathways and service development.

The post holder will manage a designated caseload of young people requiring transition to adult services, liaising closely with patients, families, carers, and professionals across health, social care, education, and external agencies. They will coordinate and plan holistic, person-centred, and family-focused care, ensuring that individual needs and preferences are reflected in all aspects of care planning and delivery.

Please note interviews will take place on site at Doncaster Royal Infirmary on 23/11/2026

Main duties of the job

• Support the Paediatric and Adult Transition Leads to coordinate safe, effective, and person-centred transitions for young people up to 25 years with complex long-term health conditions.
• Act as a key point of contact for young people, families, carers, and professionals throughout the transition process.
• Coordinate transition plans, ensuring timely referrals, communication, and continuity of care is effective between services.
• Contribute to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults in accordance with Trust policies.
• Promote positive patient experiences and improve outcomes for young people transitioning to adult services.
• Implement evidence-based practice and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Collect and utilise patient and family feedback to inform service improvements.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to audit, data collection, and reporting requirements.
• Lead and coordinate the DBTH Transition Forum.
• Support the Paediatric and Adult Transition Leads to implement national transition guidance and contribute to the development of local policies, pathways, and procedures.

About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 272-8231488

Person Specification
Essential qualifications and training

• Current registration with NMC
• Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable qualifications and training

• Evidence of appropriate postgraduate courses and CPD to support practice

Essential knowledge and experience

• Experience in supporting young people
• Knowledge of prominent and topical issues relating to child and adolescent transition services
• Minimum 2 years experience post qualification

Desirable knowledge and experience

• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures

Essential personal attributes and skills

• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality of care
• Have an ability to work efficiently, effectively and professionally in a multidisciplinary team
• Will motivate others with enthusiasm and a positive attitude

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals, Doncaster, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/

Contact
Transition Lead: Natalie Jacques, natalie.jacques1@nhs.net, 01302642434

Closing date: 06 November 2026