Job Description

Surrey Downs Health & Care



The role as Mary Seacole Ward Manager with focus on Discharge Coordination will work as part of the leadership team on Mary Seacole Unit, a Frailty and Rehab bedded unit within Epsom General hospital supporting with clinical tasks and staff management. This role will focus on discharge planning for all patients on the ward alongside the multidisciplinary team, completing assessments, communication with patients, families, carers etc to ensure seamless and timely discharges with best possible patient experience.



The expectations within this job description will be met through professional leadership, clinical management, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research.



The post holder will ensure that high quality nursing care is delivered within their designated clinical area.



The post holder will assist in setting the standards of clinical practice, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, and will monitor patient outcomes.



The post holder will have ongoing responsibility for the operational effectiveness of their designated clinical area, being present in their clinical area, in conjunction with the Clinical Matron.



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



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.



The post of a qualified nurse is characterised by five principle role functions:

Clinical practice Professional leadership and management Education training and development Evaluation of care and research Human resource

Please refer the and Person Specification for more details.