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We have 5 exciting opportunities available within the Transfer of Care Hub for therapists with expertise in community care and rehabilitation to support Acute to community discharges.

The ToCH Therapy Site Lead will provide senior therapy and clinical leadership and expert advice to staff pertaining to all matters of discharge/transfer to ensure high quality and safe patient flow with specific responsibility for identifying and facilitating the “pull” of patients in pathways 1 and 2 directly into SCFT community services.

The ToCH Therapy Site lead is a key member of the TOCHs and will work closely with the Site Capacity and Flow Lead, Capacity and Flow Head of Service and the TOCH leads to develop a strategy to improve patient experience and outcomes of discharge /transfer by focusing on system wide data and patient and staff feedback.

Roles are based within following ToCH teams: -

Worthing General Hospital (Worthing)

St. Rischard’s Hospital (Chichester)

Sussex and Surrey Healthcare Trust (Redhill)

Royal Sussex County Hospital (Brighton)

You will play an active role in the development of the service through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives. This is a fantastic environment in which to develop your leadership skills through formal and supported training, using these to assist in shaping future clinical practice of the team.

• To lead, oversee and drive forward effective and efficient patient flow, ensuring continuous improvement across pathways 1-3 at a named hospital site.
• To provide subject matter expertise in Intermediate Care pathways on discharge from hospital. To include home first, rehabilitation, reablement and recovery services.
• Provide clinical leadership to embed a consistent ‘get you home approach’ with clinicians and operational leaders as the default discharge pathway from hospital.
• Drive forward a ‘home first’ culture across acute and community teams, encouraging collaborative working and trusted assessment processes between therapy teams to increase productivity and improve patient experience and continuity.
• Attend/lead the named site operational and performance meetings including daily calls /huddles (for all pathways).
• To work collaboratively with external stakeholders and partner organisations to address urgent care local pressure, system surges and escalation ensuring capacity is fully utilised.
• Provide leadership, support and education to UHSx discharge co-ordinators and SCFT in reach practitioners.
• To support ward staff, patients and their families to agree discharge/transfer plans providing practical solutions to prevent unnecessary delays.
  
  

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Siobhan Cast Job title: Operational Head of Service- ToCH Email address: siobhan.cast1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07887541645

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• Seniority level
  Director

• Employment type
  Part-time

• Job function
  Other
• Industries
  Hospitals and Health Care

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