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

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health and Care

SDHC Home First Services supports the approach of "why not home, why not today?" and focus 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 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, 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.

Home First encompasses the following functions:Virtual Ward,Urgent Community Response,Front Door,Home First+,Recovery at Home,Mary Seacole Frailty Unit

Main duties of the job

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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 and so flexibility and the ability to multi task 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:

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