Job summary
The
post holders will rotate every three months alternately between the following
two areas, spending six months in each:
Working across all ICHT sites to support the referral and onboarding of
patients onto our Virtual Wards pathways
Working with our colleagues on the NWL Virtual Hospital based at St. Charles
Hospital
At ICHT, the Virtual Wards Onboarding Nurses will provide appropriate
support to the Virtual Wards Onboarding Nurse Coordinator, Business Manager,
General Manager, Head of Specialties and the Clinical Director in the delivery
of all operational functions of Virtual Wards. This will include clinical
management of patients on digital care pathways, as part of the NHS Long Term
Plan emphasising digitally enabled care. The post holders will be responsible
for receiving and reviewing referrals to Virtual Wards pathways and leading the
onboarding process, supporting the patients with the processes and tools. They
will also support casefinding, reviewing and assessing appropriateness,
liaising with Virtual ward teams and other clinical teams.
The Onboarding Nurses will support the Clinical Lead and Heads of
Pathway to provide leadership for the pathways and to further education and
awareness of the Virtual Wards Programme amongst staff and patients.
Key areas of responsibility
-
Onboarding onto and care in Virtual Wards
-
Remote patient monitoring
-
Effective use of resources
-
Maintaining and improving standards of patient
care
Main duties of the job
Key areas of responsibility
-
Onboarding onto and care in Virtual Wards
-
Remote patient monitoring
-
Effective use of resources
-
Maintaining and improving standards of patient
care
Clinical Responsibilities
- Carry out planned care for a group of patients
without direct supervision, utilising escalation pathways to ensure care is
coordinated into organisations in North West London.
- Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation
and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care, including
supporting case finding, reviewing referrals from teams and onboarding to
Virtual Wards pathways.
- Assist and advise staff, both registered and
unregistered in the delivery of patient care through the digital health record
- Maintain accurate clinical observations of the
patient and act accordingly
- Have responsibility for the correct
administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy
- Monitor patients progress, work towards safe
and timely discharge plans and ensure barriers to discharge are identified and
acted on appropriately
- Monitor caseloads in conjunction with
specialist nurses and team members, raising concerns as appropriate
- Act as the patients advocate and troubleshoot
any issues they raise.
- Support the regular collection and monitoring
of patient experience.
About us
Join Imperial College Healthcare and
become part of a community of 12,000 staff working with a wide range of
partners to offer better heath, for life.
Formed in 2007,we are one of
the largest NHS trusts in the country providing acute and specialist
care to over a million patients each year in central and north London and
beyond.
With a global reputation for
ground-breaking research and innovation as well as excellence in
education, we offer huge expertise across a wide range of
clinical specialities.
Alongside our five hospitals Charing
Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlottes & Chelsea, St Marys and the Western
Eye we have a growing number of community and digital services, reflecting
our commitment to developing more integrated care with our partners. We also provide private healthcare at all of our hospitals (in dedicated
facilities).
Together with Imperial College London
and two other NHS trusts, we form one of six academic health science
centres in the UK focused on translating research into better patient care.
We also host one of 20 National Institute for Health Research biomedical
research centres in partnership with Imperial College London.
Our mission is to be a key partner in our
local health system and to drive health and healthcare innovation, delivering
outstanding care, education and research with local, national and worldwide
impact.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job title - Virtual Wards Onboarding Nurse
Band 6
Directorate/ department - Integrated Care
Division - Medicine & Integrated Care Division
Location of work - Cross-site
Hours - Full-time
Reports to - Virtual Wards Business Manager
Accountable to - Divisional Director/SRO
Job purpose
The post holders will rotate every three months alternately between the following two areas, spending six months in each:
At the NWL Virtual Hospital, the Onboarding Nurses will:
- Provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision
- Assist the Digital lead Nurse in providing care in a digital remote context and deputise in their absence
- Monitor standards of care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them when monitoring patients remotely.
- Respond to patients, relatives and carers concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required
- Assist hospital teams in achieving a digital personal health record, helping to ensure the team are able to provide timely review/transfer/discharge of patients.
Key areas of responsibility
- Onboarding onto and care in Virtual Wards
- Remote patient monitoring
- Effective use of resources
- Maintaining and improving standards of patient care
General responsibilities
This might include, for example, responsibility towards NHS policy development, team leadership, research support or leadership, project management.
Scope and purpose of job description
A job description does not constitute a term and condition of employment. It is provided only as a guide to assist the employee in the performance of their job. The Trust is a fast-moving organisation and therefore changes in employee's duties may be necessary from time to time. The job description is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks and may be varied from time to time after consultation/discussion with the postholder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job title - Virtual Wards Onboarding Nurse
Band 6
Directorate/ department - Integrated Care
Division - Medicine & Integrated Care Division
Location of work - Cross-site
Hours - Full-time
Reports to - Virtual Wards Business Manager
Accountable to - Divisional Director/SRO
Job purpose
The post holders will rotate every three months alternately between the following two areas, spending six months in each:
At the NWL Virtual Hospital, the Onboarding Nurses will:
- Provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision
- Assist the Digital lead Nurse in providing care in a digital remote context and deputise in their absence
- Monitor standards of care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them when monitoring patients remotely.
- Respond to patients, relatives and carers concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required
- Assist hospital teams in achieving a digital personal health record, helping to ensure the team are able to provide timely review/transfer/discharge of patients.
Key areas of responsibility
- Onboarding onto and care in Virtual Wards
- Remote patient monitoring
- Effective use of resources
- Maintaining and improving standards of patient care
General responsibilities
This might include, for example, responsibility towards NHS policy development, team leadership, research support or leadership, project management.
Scope and purpose of job description
A job description does not constitute a term and condition of employment. It is provided only as a guide to assist the employee in the performance of their job. The Trust is a fast-moving organisation and therefore changes in employee's duties may be necessary from time to time. The job description is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks and may be varied from time to time after consultation/discussion with the postholder.
Person Specification
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust values
Other requirements
Essential
- Calm
- Supportive
- Motivated
- Proactive
- Professional
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
Experience
Essential
- Post registration previous experience in a speciality
Desirable
- Experience of Virtual Wards and/or remote patient monitoring
- Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Teaching
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas
- Organisational and time management skills
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
- IT skills, including use of email, office and relevant databases and software packages.
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Awareness of current developments in nursing
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of speciality
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience in a relevant
- specialty
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- Experience of Virtual Wards and/or remote patient monitoring
- Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record
Person Specification
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust values
Other requirements
Essential
- Calm
- Supportive
- Motivated
- Proactive
- Professional
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
Experience
Essential
- Post registration previous experience in a speciality
Desirable
- Experience of Virtual Wards and/or remote patient monitoring
- Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Teaching
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas
- Organisational and time management skills
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
- IT skills, including use of email, office and relevant databases and software packages.
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Awareness of current developments in nursing
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of speciality
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience in a relevant
- specialty
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- Experience of Virtual Wards and/or remote patient monitoring
- Experience of working with an Electronic Patient Record
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).
