Job summary
The post holder will work closely with medical, nursing, therapy, and clinical support services to ensure that patients receive appropriate interventions, investigations, and treatment with minimal delay. The post holder will be part of a Rota to cover the service which will run 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.
Responsible for the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care for patients referred to hospital at home service.
Responsible for delivering, evaluating and supporting training of patient and carers enabling them to be cared for virtually
Utilising remote monitoring as part of the clinical care delivery.
Providing high-quality care for patients including co-ordination of the multidisciplinary team and allocating visits as appropriate.
Delivering high-quality, clinically effective care, and patient experience, utilising research and in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
Participate in effective clinical leadership and management of team members through clinical supervision.
Actively contribute to the development and improvement of services and the quality of care through reflective practice, clinical supervision and audit.
Act as a role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.
Main duties of the job
The role responsibilities will include:
Care Delivery
- Demonstrate high level of judgmental/analytical skills when interpreting and performing patient assessments and care planning via the telephone and face to face.
- Maintain accurate and up to date patient care records, maintaining patient confidentiality, and statistical records as required by the service.
- Work with other professionals to promote multidisciplinary / multiagency working.
- Undertake clinical skills e.g Phlebotomy, ECG's, Physical Observations and monitoring.
- To attend and contribute to virtual ward MDTs
- Triage of patients referred to the virtual ward hub highlighting clinical need, initiating treatment, and making referrals to senior medical or specialty colleagues as required.
- Following up referrals and supporting the discharge of patients with the digital provider supporting the Virtual Ward programme.
- Liaising with the relevant senior medical, nursing, allied health professionals (AHPs) and pharmacy teams and stakeholders across the Integrated Care System (ICS) e.g., GPs, community / primary care network pharmacists, district nurses & social workers to promote safe, evidence-based delivery of care within the medical division virtual ward pathways.
About us
We have a dedicated team working in our virtual ward medical hub in a multi-professional team. We have an ambitious aim for our NHS@Home Virtual Ward pathways to be truly integrated between primary, community and secondary care and to offer a high quality, alternative to acute bedded care for the people of Gloucestershire. These roles offer an exciting new opportunity for skilled nurses and AHPs to develop the service with our dedicated medical and community teams and to gain experience working at the interface between community and secondary care for acutely unwell patients.
The service will aim to manage patients safely at home with a range of medical conditions who would otherwise be in hospital such as respiratory, frailty, heart failure - with the support of specialty teams and our digital partner we believe that this is an exciting time to be joining this new team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care for patients referred to hospital at home service.
- Responsible for delivering, evaluating and supporting training of patient and carers enabling them to be cared for virtually.
- Utilising remote monitoring as part of the clinical care delivery
- Providing high-quality care for patients including co-ordination of the multidisciplinary team and allocating visits as appropriate.
- Delivering high-quality, clinically effective care, and patient experience, utilising research and in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
- Participate in effective clinical leadership and management of team members through clinical supervision.
- Actively contribute to the development and improvement of services and the quality of care through reflective practice, clinical supervision and audit.
- Act as a role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.
Contact Details
Helen Acock (Clinical Operational Lead)
helen.acock@nhs.net
0300 422 3973
Hours of work Monday to Friday 8-4pm.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care for patients referred to hospital at home service.
- Responsible for delivering, evaluating and supporting training of patient and carers enabling them to be cared for virtually.
- Utilising remote monitoring as part of the clinical care delivery
- Providing high-quality care for patients including co-ordination of the multidisciplinary team and allocating visits as appropriate.
- Delivering high-quality, clinically effective care, and patient experience, utilising research and in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
- Participate in effective clinical leadership and management of team members through clinical supervision.
- Actively contribute to the development and improvement of services and the quality of care through reflective practice, clinical supervision and audit.
- Act as a role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.
Contact Details
Helen Acock (Clinical Operational Lead)
helen.acock@nhs.net
0300 422 3973
Hours of work Monday to Friday 8-4pm.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Registered Health Care professional NMC/HCPC
- Degree and post-graduate qualification in relevant clinical area.
- Advanced assessment skills (post-graduate or masters level)
- Evidence of portfolio of knowledge, skills and professional development within relevant field (i.e: acute or community medicine)
- Act as a specialist clinical expert in direct contact care, able to make high level skills decisions, informed by proficient clinical, diagnostic, assessment, and treatment skills
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of own level of responsibility, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty, and incomplete information
- Evidence of persuasive and strong leadership skills, resilience, determination, and ability to manage conflict
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing, Level 7, with evidence of updated. knowledge appropriate to patient groups prescribing for
- Demonstrate the role of education in this post and how they would address the educational needs
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Registered Health Care professional NMC/HCPC
- Degree and post-graduate qualification in relevant clinical area.
- Advanced assessment skills (post-graduate or masters level)
- Evidence of portfolio of knowledge, skills and professional development within relevant field (i.e: acute or community medicine)
- Act as a specialist clinical expert in direct contact care, able to make high level skills decisions, informed by proficient clinical, diagnostic, assessment, and treatment skills
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of own level of responsibility, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty, and incomplete information
- Evidence of persuasive and strong leadership skills, resilience, determination, and ability to manage conflict
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing, Level 7, with evidence of updated. knowledge appropriate to patient groups prescribing for
- Demonstrate the role of education in this post and how they would address the educational needs
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).
