Job summary
We are seeking enthusiastic Senior Community Practitioners (Nurses) to join the Nottinghamshire Virtual Ward on a 12-month fixed-term/secondment basis. We are recruiting three posts at 30 hours per week.
1Post 30hrs - August 26-Aug 27
1Post 30hrs - August 26-August 27
1Post 30hrs - Starting ASAP - ending Jan 2027
Virtual Wards deliver hospital-level care at home using remote monitoring, digital tools and multi-disciplinary community support. Our service is part of a system-wide collaborative across Nottinghamshire Healthcare, NUH, Sherwood Forest Hospitals, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals and CityCare, ensuring seamless care across acute and community settings.
We support pathways including frailty, respiratory and admission avoidance. As a Band 6 Senior Community Practitioner, you will provide timely assessments, person-centred care and advanced clinical decision-making in patients' homes, working both autonomously and within an established MDT.
This role offers opportunities to develop advanced assessment skills, contribute to innovative virtual care models and play a key part in system transformation. We welcome applications from nurses passionate about acute community care, digital innovation and supporting people to recover safely at home.
Main duties of the job
Deliver timely, person-centred assessments and provide high-quality clinical care to patients on the Virtual Ward for up to 14 days.
Work autonomously and within the MDT (including Matrons, Nurses, AHPs and support staff) to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support safe early discharge.
Interpret remote monitoring data, undertake face-to-face clinical reviews, identify deterioration and initiate appropriate interventions or escalation.
Lead and coordinate safe, effective discharge planning and contribute to daily MDT discussions on treatment and risk.
Support junior staff through supervision, role-modelling and clinical guidance.
Maintain accurate documentation on SystmOne and uphold professional standards, governance, and patient safety.
Work flexibly across respiratory, frailty and admission avoidance pathways, following lone-worker and dynamic risk assessment procedures.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, flexible, and compassionate Senior Community Nurse to join this new and exciting service within the localities of South Nottinghamshire (Nottingham West, Nottingham North and East and Rushcliffe)
You will work within the virtual ward team and in collaboration with system partners such as City Care, as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary clinical team with a dedicated focus of delivering excellent patient centred care and innovation.
You must be able to work flexibly over 7 days including weekend and bank holidays.
Shifts are 8am -8pm
You will be providing care to patients in a community setting, who require high quality holistic evidence-based care that is responsive, effective, and efficient in line with the virtual ward model.
We would love to hear from you if:
Youpossess community nursing experience or acute care experience with a passion for learning, demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful, and approachable, evidencing high levels of personal and clinical credibility, being able to instantly establish effective working relationships in a range of work settings.
You have a thirst to use digital and remote technologies within your assessments.
You demonstrate high levels of care and compassion to promote independence, prevent hospital admission or admission to care, support early discharge from hospital and to help people to receive the care they require within the places they call home.
You enjoy working collaboratively across organisation boundaries, within a multidisciplinary framework, analyse and develop treatment plans whilst providing compassionate, realistic, and timely support to a diverse patient group and their families
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
For a full range of role responsibilities and duties please refer to the attached job description - please ensure you demonstrate the essential criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification to be shortlisted for interview.
We have a depth and breadth of services and teams within the Community Health Services Division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust with many different clinical levels and skills: everyone has a role to play and everyone is highly valued. We love to grow talent and foster innovation from within our team....so if you have ideas, are highly motivated, flexible and open to new experiences and new ways of working...we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, flexible, and compassionate Senior Community Nurse to join this new and exciting service within the localities of South Nottinghamshire (Nottingham West, Nottingham North and East and Rushcliffe)
You will work within the virtual ward team and in collaboration with system partners such as City Care, as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary clinical team with a dedicated focus of delivering excellent patient centred care and innovation.
You must be able to work flexibly over 7 days including weekend and bank holidays.
Shifts are 8am -8pm
You will be providing care to patients in a community setting, who require high quality holistic evidence-based care that is responsive, effective, and efficient in line with the virtual ward model.
We would love to hear from you if:
Youpossess community nursing experience or acute care experience with a passion for learning, demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful, and approachable, evidencing high levels of personal and clinical credibility, being able to instantly establish effective working relationships in a range of work settings.
You have a thirst to use digital and remote technologies within your assessments.
You demonstrate high levels of care and compassion to promote independence, prevent hospital admission or admission to care, support early discharge from hospital and to help people to receive the care they require within the places they call home.
You enjoy working collaboratively across organisation boundaries, within a multidisciplinary framework, analyse and develop treatment plans whilst providing compassionate, realistic, and timely support to a diverse patient group and their families
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
For a full range of role responsibilities and duties please refer to the attached job description - please ensure you demonstrate the essential criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification to be shortlisted for interview.
We have a depth and breadth of services and teams within the Community Health Services Division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust with many different clinical levels and skills: everyone has a role to play and everyone is highly valued. We love to grow talent and foster innovation from within our team....so if you have ideas, are highly motivated, flexible and open to new experiences and new ways of working...we want to hear from you.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of the NHS Modernisation Agenda
- Case management for complex patients
- Ability to seek out current best practice based on research and evidence based enquiry
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
- Understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management.
- Ability to deliver joint managed care
- People and Resource Management
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working autonomously
- Acute care experience
- Community or primary care experience
- Team Leadership
- Caseload Management and experience of triaging of patients with a range of clinical conditions.
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff
Desirable
- Project Management
- Conflict Management
- Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered General Nurse.
- Able to demonstrate management competencies
- Evidence of working at a senior level
- Degree level qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience in a health-related subject e.g Specialist Practice Degree or Leadership Qualification.
- Advanced clinical assessment evidence (practical evidence or courses)
Desirable
- Demonstrates continued professional development to maintain professional registration
- Holds a mentorship qualification and has ability to provide mentorship to others
- LBR qualifications
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- End of Life Care
- Frailty / LTC modules
- Advanced clinical assessment courses (Dreams/ Top to toe course)
Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical assessment skills including auscultation
- Teaching and assessing students
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- IT skills including Word, Excel and electronic patient record systems
- Effective problem solving and decision making skills
- Analytical and Diplomatic
- Motivated
- Able to lead by example
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Can demonstrate up to date evidence based clinical skills
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate RCA skills in investigating reported incidents
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of the NHS Modernisation Agenda
- Case management for complex patients
- Ability to seek out current best practice based on research and evidence based enquiry
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
- Understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management.
- Ability to deliver joint managed care
- People and Resource Management
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working autonomously
- Acute care experience
- Community or primary care experience
- Team Leadership
- Caseload Management and experience of triaging of patients with a range of clinical conditions.
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff
Desirable
- Project Management
- Conflict Management
- Experience of close working relationships with a variety of statutory agencies and other external organisations
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered General Nurse.
- Able to demonstrate management competencies
- Evidence of working at a senior level
- Degree level qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience in a health-related subject e.g Specialist Practice Degree or Leadership Qualification.
- Advanced clinical assessment evidence (practical evidence or courses)
Desirable
- Demonstrates continued professional development to maintain professional registration
- Holds a mentorship qualification and has ability to provide mentorship to others
- LBR qualifications
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- End of Life Care
- Frailty / LTC modules
- Advanced clinical assessment courses (Dreams/ Top to toe course)
Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical assessment skills including auscultation
- Teaching and assessing students
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- IT skills including Word, Excel and electronic patient record systems
- Effective problem solving and decision making skills
- Analytical and Diplomatic
- Motivated
- Able to lead by example
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Can demonstrate up to date evidence based clinical skills
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate RCA skills in investigating reported incidents
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
