Job overview

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and engaging Band 6 Senior Nurse Co-ordinator / Practitioner who has a passion for the delivery of high-quality patient care within the community.

Our General Acute Medicine and Frailty Virtual Ward is a new and innovative Service, that has an agreed admission criteria and works in partnership with supporting care services to deliver acute care in the patient’s own home. 

The virtual ward is a face-to-face service and the aim is to reduce length of acute hospital stay and/or avoid hospital admission; this leads to quicker recovery and reduces disruption to patients’, and their carers’ lives.  This means we can proactively manage people living with frailty at home, and for those that have a sub-acute episode we can improve a patient’s experience and outcomes.  In addition, this means we have more space in our hospitals for acutely unwell patients and reduces the pressure on urgent care.

You will have to be able to prioritise their own workload without supervision, have an excellent patient focussed approach and be able to use their initiative as well as work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to travel independently across a large geographical area and ideally hold a full driving licence have access to transport for business purposes.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Virtual Ward Team, you have delegated responsibility for the clinical management of patients that have been stepped up or stepped down on to the Virtual Ward.

As part of this role, you will be expected to:

• Provide assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards on a shift basis.
• Delivering quality care to patients, who often have complex needs in their own home as alternative to acute bedded care.
• In the authorised absence of the Virtual Ward Advanced Clinical Practitioner the Virtual Ward Senior Nurse Co-ordinator/Practitioner will participate in innovation and evidence-based nursing practice through professional leadership and supporting the Virtual Ward clinical team in close liaison with the Advanced Clinical Practitioner, and the Virtual Ward Clinical Lead (Quality). 
• Be responsible for the Virtual Ward Nursing Associates and the Virtual Ward HealthCare Support staff that are on shift and ensure that the patient remains centre of all decision-making) Digital assessments are discussed with the patient and an agreed digital solution will be put into place where possible.
• Ensure that staff on shift are regularly monitoring and reviewing in-line with the patient care plan. 

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) 
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.  

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications