Hospital at Home Senior Practitioner

Job summary

Are you passionate about providing high-quality, patient-centred care in a community setting? The West Essex Hospital at Home service is expanding, and we are looking for dynamic, compassionate, and skilled healthcare professionals to join our innovative team.

Hospital at Homeis an exciting service that delivers acute-level care in the comfort of a patient's own home. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will play a vital role in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, supporting early discharges, and enhancing patient outcomes through personalised care.

Based across West Essex, including Harlow, Epping, and Uttlesford, you'll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that puts patients and families at the heart of everything we do.

What we offer:

• A supportive, forward-thinking team committed to integrated care

• Opportunities for training and career development

• Flexible working patterns and a strong work-life balance

• The chance to truly make a difference in the community

If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge that blends acute clinical care with the unique opportunities of working in the community, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior clinical and operational oversight to ensure safe, effective, and continuous Hospital at Home service delivery.

• Lead the coordination, triage, and timely admission of referrals, ensuring patients access the most appropriate care pathway.

• Undertake a weekly in-reach rotation at Princess Alexandra Hospital to support early discharge planning, multidisciplinary working, and identification of patients for community pathways under the "Home First" ethos.

• Work with acute, community, and system partners to prevent unnecessary admissions and support coordinated, safe discharges.

• Oversee day-to-day operational issues, escalate as needed, and manage caseload flow across the service.

• Monitor and maintain compliance with staff supervision, appraisals, and mandatory training.

• Lead and participate in clinical audits, reflective practice, and learning from incidents to maintain high standards of care, governance, and continuous improvement.

• Represent and promote the service across partner organisations, contributing to service development, pathway improvement, and NHSE recommendations.

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.