Virtual Ward Clinical Coordinator
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you looking to be part of an exciting new model of care? CNWL is the lead organisation for the delivery of the Virtual Ward project in Milton Keynes. Following the successful roll out of the first phase of the project, we are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse/Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Paramedic to join the team as the Virtual Ward Clinical Coordinator.
The Virtual Ward is a new and innovative integrated service with the aim to support people to receive the care they need at home, including in care homes, safely and conveniently rather than in hospital. There is a growing evidence base that demonstrates patient, system and public benefits to the Virtual Ward model.
This is an opportunity to gain experience and shape the development of the new service for the future. The role will involve working as part of a multidisciplinary team within the community and working collaboratively with other partners such as secondary care and social care.
The successful applicant will provide clinical leadership to the Virtual Ward team and provide high level patient care using advanced assessment skills. They will need to be dynamic, flexible and adaptable to ensure the provision of high quality, holistic evidence based care for patients on the virtual ward.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the day to day operational delivery of high-quality care for those patients admitted to the virtual ward. This role will include attendance at MDT and working across the wider health system to ensure the delivery of proactive management of this group of patients.
- Be responsible for the remote monitoring of patients (using Doccla) across a variety of clinical pathways including respiratory and frailty
- The Virtual Ward Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing caseload management, ensuring that service delivery is implemented to the highest standard inclusive of best practice and utilises a patient centred approach. Active case management will involve early identification of patients whose condition is at risk of becoming unstable or who needs increased monitoring.
- High level clinical care using advanced assessment skills
About us
We can offer regular 1:1 formal and informal supervision, a comprehensive induction and be able to participate in self directed learning, completion of competencies, training opportunities, collaborative working across Milton Keynes Community Health Services and QI project work.
You will have access to a laptop, mobile phone, uniform and have your mileage expenses paid for.
And if you thought there was something more you were looking for, then CNWL can offer:
- Flexible working
- Buying and selling annual leave
- An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits from dependents, ill health retirement benefits and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)
- Employee assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
- Staying well at work service for tailored employment related support to staff
- Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
- The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
- A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) network
- Disabled employee's network
- Lived Experience of Mental Health staff network
- Carers at Work network
Date posted
17 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£41,659 to £47,672 a year per annum (pro rata if P/T)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
333-D-MK-CM-0937
Job locations
Bletchley Community Hospital
Whalley Drive
Bletchley
MK3 6EN
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bletchley Community Hospital
Whalley Drive
Bletchley
MK3 6EN
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