The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic and flexible multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, responsive care to patients across the Virtual Ward. The role also includes in-reach responsibilities within the acute hospital and Accident & Emergency departments to identify patients suitable for step-up or step-down care within the Virtual Ward.
There is an expectation of flexibility to work across the Virtual Ward, Urgent Community Response, and acute hospital settings, supporting seamless transitions of care and ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
Key Requirements:
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
V300 Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, with a minimum of 12 months prescribing experience
Proven clinical expertise in managing patients with complex needs/acute experience/managing the acutely unwell patient.
Excellent communication, clinical decision-making, and leadership skills
Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively across services
Additional Information:
As this is a community-based role, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
Join us in shaping the future of integrated care and making a meaningful difference to patients in our community.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner within the Virtual Ward, you will deliver autonomous, advanced-level clinical practice that is firmly grounded in direct, compassionate care for patients, families, caseloads, and populations. Your role will encompass elements of clinical leadership, education, research, and service development, while maintaining a strong focus on patient-centered care.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Deliver high-quality, autonomous care to patients within the Virtual Ward, using advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
Monitor patients remotely using a variety of digital platforms; therefore, strong IT skills and digital literacy are essential.
Identify and manage patients suitable for step-up or step-down care between acute, urgent, and community settings, including in-reach to Accident & Emergency and acute hospital wards.
Promote public health and wellbeing through the ‘Making Every Contact Count’ approach, supporting individuals, carers, and families to make positive changes to their physical and mental health.
Support and mentor junior staff, contributing to their development and the overall capability of the team.
Developing and delivering teaching sessions to junior members of the team.
Actively participate in service improvement initiatives, research, and audit activities to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
Accountabilities:
Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice through evidence-based care and adherence to professional standards.
Enhancing the patient experience by delivering compassionate, responsive, and personalised care.
Contributing effectively to the organisation’s objectives, including integrated care delivery and admission avoidance.
Efficient and effective use of resources, ensuring value for money and sustainability.
Ability to request and interpret clinical investigations (i.e, bloods, ECG, etc).
Flexibility in working across the Virtual Ward, Urgent Community Response, and Accident & Emergency Department, supporting seamless transitions of care under the front-door model.
Person specification
Driving
* Full UK driving license and access to own vehicle
Clinical
* Relevant postgraduate community nursing/acute nursing qualification, training and experience
* Registered Independent non-medical prescriber
* Registered with professional body
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Visa/Sponsorship Information
The Trust welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website: Health and Care Worker Visa or Skilled Worker Visa.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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