The Home First service brings together nurses, paramedics, therapists, health and therapy assistants, to work with the acute Multi-Disciplinary Team & Transfer of Care Hubs to promote an efficient, effective discharge from hospital to the patient’s own home.
Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. Patients discharged into Home First will receive step-down intermediate care, involving community-based assessments and interventions in their own homes to support recovery and monitor health post-discharge to prevent re-admission. Home First will, where required, provide acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting individuals to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.
You could become part of our exciting service, offering a wraparound recovery service from hospital discharge. The service aims to ensure that recovery involves working towards the person being as independent as possible through enablement.
We are seeking a Clinical Lead (Therapist) who is ambitious, proactive, and experienced, looking to take a lead role in a team providing cutting-edge community care. We’d love to hear from you!
The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership, ensuring effective governance for staff working in Home First. They will collaborate with the AHP Head of Service and Professional Leads to ensure staff are clinically competent, services are effective and safe, and an excellent patient experience is delivered. The role includes embedding interdisciplinary working, cross skilling, implementing competency frameworks, providing specialist clinical advice for complex patients, and supporting audit and research activities to inform service development. The post holder will develop key partnerships to ensure effective whole-system working, communicate effectively across disciplines, and act as deputy to the line manager.
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 manage health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our 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 2024 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, especially 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 a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached supporting documents.
You will need to be able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025.
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