Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse/Clinical Practitioner: Virtual Ward
Opportunities have arisen for a Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse / Clinical Practitioner to join our innovative multi-disciplinary team. You must be a registered practitioner (nurse / paramedic) with evidence of post registration practice at Band 5. Experience of multi-disciplinary / multi agency working is essential. You will be part of a team and have responsibility for an urgent caseload triage and onboarding onto a virtual Ward as step up or step down to Community Services, working initially under the direction of senior nurses within care navigation centre. You will be working with Adult Services to develop and support this client group to remain in their homes with enhanced services to expediate hospital admissions and to avoid avoidable hospital admissions/ readmissions. You will need to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service and be able to forge strong links with partnership agencies at Social Services and Acute Trust.
Service provision is delivered over a 24/7 period across 7 days on a pro-rota system. PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.*Previous applicants need not apply*
Main duties of the job
* Under the direction of the VW Team lead you must assess a referral plan, implement, considering own clinical confidence and competence. You must implement enhanced programmes of care within our community provisions onto the Virtual Ward.
* To be part of the VW and Care Navigation Centres service to provide high standards of clinical judgement and intervention and decision making, and to triage nursing support for service users accessing the range of Community services
* To co‑ordinate enhanced clinical care programmes that are of the highest quality & standards and in line with the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s policies and procedures
* To work within a multi‑agency / multi-disciplinary team adopting a ‘no blame’ culture
* To adhere to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust policies, procedures and protocols to promote the quality of patient experience, ensuring the highest standard.
* Have a good sound knowledge of Community Services.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job responsibilities
* To be responsible for the triage / assessment of care needs and the development, of programmes of care, within Scope of Professional Practice.
* Demonstrate high level of judgemental/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.
* Gain access to enhanced programmes of care in accordance with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s integrated care pathways
Please refer to job description for more information
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse/ Paramedic level 1 / 2
* Education to diploma level or able to demonstrate evidence of Substantive post registration experience at Band 5 within a similar primary care setting
* Evidence of personal and professional development
Experience
* Multi-disciplinary working/Multi-agency working
* Post registration practice within a secondary or primary care setting
* Working or in‑depth knowledge of Virtual Ward requirements.
* Working or in‑depth knowledge of NHS policies affecting hospital avoidance.
* Working or in‑depth knowledge of clinical governance.
Skills
* Working or in‑depth knowledge of clinical governance.
* Effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to work in a stressfully noisy environment.
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.
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