Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and engaging individuals, who have a passion for the delivery of high-quality patient care within thecommunity. The candidates will have to be able to prioritise their own workload without supervision, have an excellent patient focussed approach and be able to use their initiative as well as work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Our General Acute Medicine and Frailty Virtual Ward is a new and innovative Service, which has an agreed admission criteria and works in partnership with supporting care services to deliver acute care in the patient's own home. The aim of a virtual ward is to reduce length of acute hospital stay and/or avoid hospital admission; this leads to quicker recovery and reduces disruption to patients', and their carers' lives. This means we can proactively manage people living with frailty athome, and for those that have a sub-acute episode we can improve a patient's experience and outcomes.
In addition, this means we have more space in our hospitals for acutely unwell patients and reduces the pressure on urgent care.
Main duties of the job
The Service is managed over 7 days per week 8am-10pm and the role is expected to part of an on call rota with the other Senior Managers; Working in partnership to develop, strengthen and optimise the Virtual Ward admission and discharge pathways that includes engagement with Emergency Acute Portals, Wards, Community Services, and GPs Management of Virtual Ward staff including the management of the Virtual Ward Clinical Lead and the Advanced Clinical Practitioner(ACP)
Do you want to help shape the future of patient care in a virtual ward environment?Come and join our virtual ward service, which is due to open in order to support Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent's urgent care needs. We are looking for a number of roles to join one of our Community based Virtual Ward Teams and help shape the future of patient care.
Please contact Lesley Roberts Head of Operations (emailLesleyS.Stanway@mpft.nhs.uk or telephone 0300 123 0989) or Sarah Piggott,Programme Manager for the Virtual Wards (sarah.piggott@uhnm.nhs.uk) for any further information or to discuss further.
About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Health and Safety
Equality and Diversity
The University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM), University Hospital of Derby and Burton(UHDB),Royal Wolverhampton Trust (RWT) and Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT) is committed to the implementation of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
Which ensures equal opportunities for all. We are committed to embracing diversity and eliminating discrimination in both its role as an employer and
- No personal bags to be worn during clinical duties
Hand Hygiene
- Decontaminate your hands as the per The five moments of hand hygiene
Own Practice
- Lead by example
- Encourage and praise good practice
- Be prepared to accept advice about your own practice
Decontamination
- Ensure that equipment you have been using or about to use has been decontaminated effectively
- Ensure that you are aware of the Trust approved cleaning products, and follow a safe system of work
Trust Policies
- Ensure that you know and strictly follow relevant Infection Prevention policies for your role and apply standard precautions at all times, which is available in the Infection Prevention Manual on the UHNM intranet
Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality
All staff are responsible for ensuring they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts policies, procedures and guidelines with regards to the Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality. This includes confidentiality, information security, cyber security, secondary use and management of records.
Person specification
Essential Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level
- Mentorship or equivalent teaching Certificate Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level; Alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
- Current HCPC Registration
- Current NMC Registration first level Nurse essential
- Leadership and Management Qualification
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office: Word, Excel, access and Power-point
- Professional training delivery qualification or equivalent experience t
Personal Qualities Essential criteria
- Positive mindset in respect of Supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
- Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self- regulation
- Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives
- Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
- Works with patients and people at the fore operates to a customer service ethos
- Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
- Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
- There is a frequent requirement for prolonged concentration when facilitating
- Emotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
Health and Safety
Equality and Diversity
The University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM), University Hospital of Derby and Burton(UHDB),Royal Wolverhampton Trust (RWT) and Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT) is committed to the implementation of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
Which ensures equal opportunities for all. We are committed to embracing diversity and eliminating discrimination in both its role as an employer and
- No personal bags to be worn during clinical duties
Hand Hygiene
- Decontaminate your hands as the per The five moments of hand hygiene
Own Practice
- Lead by example
- Encourage and praise good practice
- Be prepared to accept advice about your own practice
Decontamination
- Ensure that equipment you have been using or about to use has been decontaminated effectively
- Ensure that you are aware of the Trust approved cleaning products, and follow a safe system of work
Trust Policies
- Ensure that you know and strictly follow relevant Infection Prevention policies for your role and apply standard precautions at all times, which is available in the Infection Prevention Manual on the UHNM intranet
Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality
All staff are responsible for ensuring they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts policies, procedures and guidelines with regards to the Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality. This includes confidentiality, information security, cyber security, secondary use and management of records.
Person specification
Essential Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level
- Mentorship or equivalent teaching Certificate Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level; Alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
- Current HCPC Registration
- Current NMC Registration first level Nurse essential
- Leadership and Management Qualification
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office: Word, Excel, access and Power-point
- Professional training delivery qualification or equivalent experience t
Personal Qualities Essential criteria
- Positive mindset in respect of Supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
- Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self- regulation
- Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives
- Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
- Works with patients and people at the fore operates to a customer service ethos
- Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
- Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
- There is a frequent requirement for prolonged concentration when facilitating
- Emotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Person Specification
NMC
Essential
- NMC
- Masters
- Leadership and Management Qualification
Desirable
- Broad experience of project work and managing projects in a complex multi system environment
- Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
nmc
Essential
- Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level; Alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
Person Specification
NMC
Essential
- NMC
- Masters
- Leadership and Management Qualification
Desirable
- Broad experience of project work and managing projects in a complex multi system environment
- Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
nmc
Essential
- Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level; Alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
