Home First Senior Clinician

Surrey Downs Health and Care; Epsom; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health and Care is seeking a Home First Senior Clinician (NHS AfC Band 8a) for a 12-month fixed term. The role is full-time at Epsom General Hospital, working 37.5 hours weekly within a 8am–8pm, 7 days a week service.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver rapid assessment and wrap-around home care for acutely unwell patients, aiming for early discharge when appropriate. The post requires registered professional status, an advanced practice degree (or ongoing study), and

Qualifications

• Registered health care professional with relevant professional qualification.
• Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice or working towards.
• Non-medical independent prescribing for healthcare professionals.
• Experience in management of patients with acute medical illness.
• Understanding of local and national policy and wider health economy.
• Demonstration of leadership or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare independently to patients using specialist knowledge; accountable for the total episode of care.
• Deliver advanced practice, act as role model, and plan care, treatment and safe discharge.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary team and contribute to service development.
• Build relationships with Care Homes and collaborate with the Quality & Care Home Liaison team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical leadership

Audit and research

Education

Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice

Registered healthcare professional

Non-medical independent prescribing

Job description

Main area Home First Senior Clinician Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract 12 months (12 month Fixed term contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Service operations 8am-8pm 7 days a week) Job ref 343-SDH&C-8354453

Employer Surrey Downs Health and Care Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site Epsom General Hospital Town Epsom Salary £63,665 - £70,887 Per annum inc Outer HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Surrey Downs Health and Care

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

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, 8am to 8pm. 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.

The core function of this model is the Home First UCR/virtual ward which provides rapid assessment and wrap around care to people in their own home (usual place of residence) who become suddenly unwell and would normally be admitted to hospital or we can support with an earlier discharge from hospital.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will use specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare independently to patients. The post holder is accountable for the total episode of care for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed needs.
• The post holder will act as a role model, delivering advanced practice and promoting clinical effectiveness in care. He/she will be required to work autonomously in delivering independent assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, clinical decision making and planning of care and treatment, diagnosis, prescribing, health promotion and safe discharge of patients.
• The post holder will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team and will play an integral role in the operational/strategic development of the service.
• The post holder will build relationships with Care Homes in the area, working alongside the existing Quality &Care Home Liaison team

Working for our organisation

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:

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust

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 the 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for details on the Clinical and leadership aspects of this role as senior clinician

Other

• Car driver with current UK driving license and access to car for work

Qualifications and training

• Registered health care professional with relevant professional qualification
• Completed Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice or working towards
• Non- medical independent prescribing for healthcare professionals or
• Management of patients with acute medical illness
• Understanding of local and national policy as well as wider health economy
• Demonstration of Leadership or management experience

Experience, skills and abilities

• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking, service development
• Clinical leadership skills
• Audit and research

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.