Clinical Lead for Home First Service - Surrey Downs H&C

Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust; Epsom; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) Home First Services supports the approach of "why not home, why not today?" and focuses on the reduction of hospital attendances through admission avoidance. Wherever possible, patients should be supported home; where this is not possible, alternative pathways are available. Staying in the hospital for longer than necessary has a negative impact on patient outcomes.

Surrey Downs Health & Care and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals Trust have developed an integrated model of care which brings together primary care, secondary care, and community services within Surrey Downs Place to support patients by offering acute level care, monitoring, and treatment in their own homes. This offering is a safe and efficient alternative to NHS bedded care, preventing avoidable admissions into hospital and supporting early discharge out of hospital. This Home First service runs 7 days a week, 8 am to 8 pm. It is delivered by a multidisciplinary team including geriatric consultants, doctors, nurses, therapists, physician associates, paramedics, pharmacists, rehabilitation support workers, and administration. The team offers medical assessment, daily review, MDT discussion, and management of conditions.

Home First encompasses the following functions:

1. Virtual Ward
2. Urgent Community Response
3. Front Door
4. Home First+
5. Recovery at Home
6. Mary Seacole Frailty Unit

Main duties of the job

Please see JD document for full details. This is a varied and interesting position and requires a strong management background and experience within a similar role. The duties within this role may vary from day to day with frequent interruptions, so flexibility and the ability to multitask are essential.

About Us

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services, and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations. Surrey Downs Health And Care has a track record of providing person-centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

1. The three GP federations: GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care, and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
2. CSH Surrey
3. Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
4. Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries, and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us. It's on those grounds that Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care, and treatment more easily than ever before. In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Date posted: 10 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £67,950 to £78,028 a year Pro Rata Per Annum inc Outer HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 343-SDH&C-7109102
Job locations: Mole Valley Building - Epsom General Hospital, Epsom, KT18 7EG

Job Description
Job responsibilities:

Please see JD document for full details. The post holder will be the clinical lead for the Home First Service in Surrey Downs Health and Care.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:

• AHP with appropriate Diploma/Degree or current registration with HCPC/NMC
• Experience and/or additional education in relevant fields to post grad diploma or equivalent level, combination of education, further training, and experience.
• Evidence of CPD relevant to assessment and treatment of complex patients in hospital and in the community and up to date CPD portfolio

Desirable:

• Qualification in team/service management
• Qualification in service/project development or willingness to work towards

Experience
Essential:

• Evidence of recent post-graduate experience as a senior clinician within acute and community settings
• Experience of complex assessment and decision making
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team and experience of collaborative working with other services and organisations
• Experience of triaging clinical cases
• Experience of complex discharge planning
• Experience of coordinating and managing a team
• Experience and evidence of leading and participating in service development
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance

Skills
Essential:

• Evidence of a range of clinical skills relevant to the role
• Understanding the importance of keeping the service user at the center of their assessment and treatment plans
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• Ability to identify and implement change within the team and service
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritising own workload
• Ability to delegate to and motivate team members to prioritise their workload, supporting as required
• Ability to work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team and across organisational boundaries

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Mole Valley Building - Epsom General Hospital, Epsom, KT18 7EG
Employer's website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us