Clinical Team Lead- Home Visiting Service

Clinical Leadership and Support

Provide line management and clinical guidance to Home Visiting Service

clinicians, supporting complex decision-making and patient

management.

Support coordinators and clinicians with clinical triage and referrals,

ensuring appropriate patient selection and escalation.

Provide triage cover when required to maintain service continuity.

Review and appropriately challenge referrals made outside the HVS

inclusion criteria, ensuring safe, appropriate patient pathways.

Offer advice and support to coordinators when uncertain about

accepting referrals.

Provide case-based learning and feedback following complex cases,

incidents or audit findings.

Support the integration of clinical governance principles into daily

practice.

Participate in and lead clinical audits to ensure safety, quality and

effectiveness of the HVS.

Provide clinical supervision and mentoring for both substantive and

locum clinicians.

Identify training needs and develop learning events to support

professional development across the team.

The Clinical Team Lead Paramedic will

Provide line management, senior clinical leadership, mentoring, and support to Paramedics and Coordinators within the HVS team.

Offer clinical oversight and advice to support safe triage, assessment, and decision-making.

Collaborate with the and Clinical Educational Lead to ensure clinical quality, governance and continuous service improvement.

Promote professional development within the Paramedic team, leading on clinical learning, audit, and best practice.

Contribute to strategic service development and innovation across the Sutton PCNs in partnership with Clinical Directors/ Board Directors of Sutton PCNs.

Clinical Leadership and Support

Provide line management and clinical guidance to Home Visiting Service

clinicians, supporting complex decision-making and patient

management.

Support coordinators and clinicians with clinical triage and referrals,

ensuring appropriate patient selection and escalation.

Provide triage cover when required to maintain service continuity.

Review and appropriately challenge referrals made outside the HVS

inclusion criteria, ensuring safe, appropriate patient pathways.

Offer advice and support to coordinators when uncertain about

accepting referrals.

Provide case-based learning and feedback following complex cases,

incidents or audit findings.

Support the integration of clinical governance principles into daily

practice.

Participate in and lead clinical audits to ensure safety, quality and

effectiveness of the HVS.

Provide clinical supervision and mentoring for both substantive and

locum clinicians.

Identify training needs and develop learning events to support

professional development across the team.

Collaboration and Teamworking

Work closely with the and Clinical Operations Lead to align clinical

delivery with operational processes.

Contribute clinical expertise to service development, quality assurance,

and performance monitoring.

Support the Proactive care team by undertaking assessments of

individuals referred to the service as required and develop care plans

with the patients/family / carers as appropriate

Ensure Universal care Plans are completed and uploaded for these

individuals

Support the with implementation of clinical governance frameworks and

protocols

Collaborate with Clinical Directors, Practice Leads, and ARRS roles to

support integrated care delivery.

Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, promoting collaboration

and shared learning.

Liaise effectively with GPs, community teams, urgent care providers,

and social care partners to ensure seamless patient care.

Clinical Practice

Assess, diagnose, and manage patients at home or in primary care

settings, using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.

Provide continuity of care through follow-up and safety-netting where

required.

Prescribe or recommend medication where appropriate and within scope

of practice.

Contribute to reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving

patient outcomes.

Maintain high-quality clinical documentation and data integrity.

Administrative and Governance Support

Line manage the Home Visiting Service Clinical team.

Oversee completion and accuracy of end-of-day timesheets, task lists,

and activity reporting.

Support clinical audit, data collection, and reporting requirements..

Contribute to service reviews, quality improvement projects, and CQC

readiness.

Uphold information governance, confidentiality, and data protection

standards.

Sutton has a population of approximately 200,000 residents registered across 21 GP practices within four Primary Care Networks (Carshalton, Cheam & South Sutton, Central Sutton, and Wallington). Each PCN serves a population of approximately 50,000 patients.

Sutton PCNs work collaboratively to deliver high-quality, innovative healthcare and to strengthen resilience across general practice. The Home Visiting Service (HVS) plays a vital role in supporting practices by managing acute presentations and providing continuity of care for frail and housebound patients, helping to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

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