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Band 7 - Clinical Nurse Specialist – Frailty (Maternity Cover)
Band 7
Main area GERIATRICS Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 162-7045-TA-D
Site Frailty Virtual Ward Town Romford Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2025 23:59
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An exciting opportunity has arisen on Frailty Virtual Ward, for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Frailty.
Frailty Virtual Ward is a 45 bedded capacity community base service that aims to support patients, who would otherwise be in hospital, to receive acute care, and treatment they need in their own home or usual place of residence.
The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve both trusts' values in their day-to-day work. The role involves working very closely with the Acute Frailty and Virtual Ward multidisciplinary team (MDT) and is a pivotal role in ensuring all patients within the Virtual Ward receive the best possible care and service.
This exciting post is available for a dynamic and experienced Nurse with an interest in the provision of care to patients suffering from frailty. You will be required to work autonomously across the BHR area liaising with the Acute Frailty & emergency departments as well as visiting patients in care homes and in the community, providing a range of services using your enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to assess and manage patients. The virtual ward cares for patients who have been discharged from an Acute Hospital ward or the Emergency department, and also accepts patients for admission from primary care and other community-based providers. This will require staff with skills and understanding.
The applicant needs to have a good knowledge base around the needs of all of these patients. The applicant will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and motivational skills in order to continue the excellent team work currently displayed. Expectations will include continuing with creating a ward that is supportive to all staff but particularly those that are new and junior and to also continue to develop an environment of quality and innovation, encouraging independent thinking and creativity.
For further details / informal visits contact: Esther Harry – Service Manager (Esther.Harry1@nhs.net ) or If you are motivated, flexible and passionate about patient care, we would love to hear from you!
Interview Date: tbc
Informal visits to our departments are strongly encouraged
Main duties of the job
To obtain a patient history and establish a working diagnosis of an individual’s health condition.
Lead the design and implementation of best practice clinical pathways, care management, and care planning of people with frailty, as part of the Virtual Ward (VW) MDT
Working in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients with frailty, using your expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas
Demonstrate high level clinical knowledge and advanced skills to undertake a remote assessment, including accurate clinical history, and/or perform a physical examination to formulate a differential diagnosis and devise, monitor and review evidence-based treatment plans and advice. This may be in a patient’s home or care home environment as required and may include lone working.
Arrange services and support with other healthcare providers. Act as a referral agent by establishing multi agency collaboration across primary/ secondary interface to meet the needs of the patient, including social needs.
Perform point of care testing and obtain supporting information to inform the assessment of an individual.
Provide clinical interpretation from clinical investigations and determine a treatment plan for an individual.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures ; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
* • BSc Nursing or Diploma in Nursing
* • Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
Skills/ Abilities
* • Clinical leadership and decision-making skills.
* • Full Driving licence
* Ability to demonstrate high level of clinical knowledge and advanced skill to undertake a remote assessment, including accurate clinical history, and/or perform a physical examination to formulate a differential diagnosis and devise, monitor and review treatment plan and advice.
* Good communication skills, knowledge of patients living with dementia and Frailty
Experience/ Knowledge
* Experience of Acute & Community working
* • Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best practise and current research in acute elderly/frailty and medical care
* • Experience in a Virtual Ward environment
* • Experience of acute and community working
Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.
We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust’s Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.
All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.
To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you canprovide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part-time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.
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Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.
Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) uses TrustID identification technology to verify essential documents, such as passports and driving licenses. All new employees will be expected to have their original documents verified through TrustID.
In line with UKVI guidelines BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.
We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.
Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.
If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e‑cigarettes (“vaping”) may be used outside hospital buildings.
We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job‑share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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