Job Description

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.



The Clinical Manager for The Surrey Downs Home First Service is accountable for the

operational delivery of the service, within an allocated budget and in line with the strategic

plan for Surrey Downs Health and CareCare. The post holder will ensure the Key

Performance Indicators are achieved in line with the service specification. You will provide

clinical support to the MDT team and is expected to have a clinical caseload of complex

patients. She/he will work closely with the partner organisations in the Surrey Downs

Partnership including Adult Social Care, Primary and Secondary Care.

Home First encompasses the following functions:

Virtual Ward, Urgent Community Response, Front Door, Home First+, Recovery at Home, Mary Seacole Frailty Unit



The post holder will be an experienced healthcare practitioner who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for presenting patients in the UCR and Virtual Ward within the HomeFirst service. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the department.



The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision making process. They will work collaboratively within the MDT to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing professional leadership as required. In order to work at this level,



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.



Please see JD document for full details.



The post holder will be the clinical Manager for the Transfer of Care Hub function of the Home First Service for SDHC.