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Job overview

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the delivery of our hospital intervention team at Eastbourne District General Hospital.

The hospital intervention team (HIT) is a multi disciplinary team based in the gateway wards of the acute hospital. The team consists of nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists with cross competencies to assess patients for discharge. The gateway wards include AandE, MAU, CDU as well as others.

The purpose of the senior assistant role is to review and assess patients to ensure they can return home. The post involves conducting social and mobility assessments and completing referrals onto different community services as appropriate for discharge. The successful candidate will be given support and training to have the require competencies to complete these assessments, referrals and issue equipment appropriate to the role. 

Main duties of the job

To conduct home environment assessments and prescribe equipment as deemed appropriate. 

To independently assess and conduct less complex patient reviews (eg stairs assessments), prescribe equipment, review patients who are awaiting intermediate care rehabilitation in order to maximise their rehabilitation potential and to support with discharges to their home environment.

To independently complete referrals to the community as required to support with ongoing community rehabilitation.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.