We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Community Practitioner (Nurses) to join the Nottinghamshire Virtual Ward! We are recruiting one full time position.
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.
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