Home First Senior Clinician - Independent Practice, Virtual Ward

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Epsom; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home First Senior Clinician role at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is based in Surrey Downs Health and Care. The post leads autonomous clinical care within an integrated Home First service, delivering rapid assessment and wrap-around care to patients at home.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team to assess, treat, prescribe where needed, and discharge safely. You will build strong links with Care Homes and local partners to support timely discharges and prevent

Qualifications

• Provide independent healthcare to patients using specialist knowledge.
• Deliver advanced practice and promote clinical effectiveness.
• Work autonomously in assessment, examination, diagnosis, decision-making, and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and support service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Prescribe where appropriate and promote health and safe discharge.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to service development.
• Build relationships with care homes and liaise with Care Home Team.
• Support integrated model of care across Surrey Downs Health and Care.

Skills

Independent clinical assessment

Autonomous practice

Advanced clinical reasoning

Team collaboration

Job description

The Home First Senior Clinician role at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is based in Surrey Downs Health and Care. The post leads autonomous clinical care within an integrated Home First service, delivering rapid assessment and wrap-around care to patients at home.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team to assess, treat, prescribe where needed, and discharge safely. You will build strong links with Care Homes and local partners to support timely discharges and prevent