Digital Health Nurse/AHP/Paramedic - Frailty virtual ward

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a new programme of work, that utilises technology to enable individuals to remain in their own home. Virtual Care and NHS@Home provision are instrumental in enabling people to receive hospital level care in their normal place of residence, the benefits of which are very significant to the individual and the wider health system.

The Virtual Care function is to utilise remote monitoring opportunities to enable people to stay in their homes whilst receiving daily observation and condition status review by a team working remotely

The service works closely with Royal Cornwall Hospital , Community Matrons, UCR, Specialist Nurses from Cardiac and Respiratory services, Practice Nurses and GPs with prevention and early detection of deterioration at the forefront of our intervention.

Main duties of the job

The Virtual Care team intervenes when appropriate if readings trigger parameters being breached in order to maintain patients clinical safety in their own homes and therefore preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

A key part of our intervention pathway is the provision of Health education coachingto enable patients to understand their unique biomarkers which will enable them to manage their health independently when they are discharged from our service .

Key to this role is supporting the embedding of Virtual Care/ Wards into existing community services.

If you would like to work in an innovative/ dynamic and supportive team contact us to chat about this opportunity!

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.