About us

Tower Hamlets is one of London’s most diverse, vibrant boroughs. It’s a melting pot of creativity, enterprise and cultural life that brings the best of London together in just eight square miles. It’s also a borough of contrasts, and as a Council, we know that Tower Hamlets is on a vital journey of improvement. There are tough challenges we need to tackle, but with that comes a unique opportunity to make a real impact. We’re changing – rapidly. This is a place where people make things happen. Where everyone works together with zeal, passion, and pride. As an employer, we can offer a generous annual leave package, competitive pension, and flexible working.

About the role

This is an exciting time to be part of the Housing Options Service and the Council’s major new Homelessness Transformation Programme. Join us in bridging the gap in healthcare and Housing.

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Hospital Discharge Housing Coordinator to join our team. In this vital role, you will play a key part in facilitating safe and supported transitions for patients in the hospital who may be threatened with homelessness or are homelessness. Your work will directly impact individuals' well-being and contribute to reducing homelessness among vulnerable residents of Tower Hamlets.

As a Hospital Discharge Housing Coordinator, you will work closely with healthcare professionals, social workers, housing providers, and patients to ensure seamless transitions from hospital settings to stable housing and work with the patient to prevent homeless, where possible. You will conduct homelessness assessments and the housing needs of applicants supporting them to develop a personalised housing plan and issuing statutory notification letters individuals' housing needs. Coordinating temporary accommodation placement arrangements and provide ongoing support to promote successful reintegration into the community.

The Person

We are looking for a candidate who have knowledge of the Housing Act, housing options, support services, and local housing policies, particularly related to homelessness. Previous experience in housing support, social care, or healthcare coordination, with a specific focus on homelessness prevention and intervention. If you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and can engage effectively with stakeholders and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to build positive relationships, we are looking for you. If you have strong problem-solving abilities to assess complex needs and develop tailored housing solutions with exceptional organisational skills to manage caseloads and coordinate discharge processes efficiently. If you are confident, experienced, and are an adaptable self-starter with the ability to work proactively on your own initiative, then you may be the one we are looking for

Join us in making a difference in the lives of residents of Tower Hamlets and contribute to improved healthcare outcomes through effective housing coordination.

Apply now

The job description and how to apply can be found at TowerHamlets.Jobs.

For a confidential discussion about this role, you may contact, ‘Lade Olugbemi, Housing Options Team Manager - HOST, M+44 (0) 7904 609 512/ lade.olugbemi@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough. 

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