Virtual Ward Staff Nurses

NHS; Kemptville; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking Band 5 NMC Registered Nurses to join their Acute Care at Home Virtual Ward Team. This role involves providing high-quality patient care within the community, conducting clinical assessments, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. Successful candidates will be flexible, autonomous, and committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Health and Wellbeing support

Free flu vaccinations

Salary sacrifice car options

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on NMC register required.
• Experience in conducting clinical assessments.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for clinical assessment of patients.
• Provide a high standard of clinical nursing.
• Lead and supervise other nursing staff.

Skills

Passion for patient care

Ability to prioritize workload

Teamwork

Clinical assessment skills

Flexible working

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Virtual Ward Staff Nurses

The closing date is 01 October 2025

We are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and engaging Band 5 NMC Registered Nurses who have a passion for the delivery of high quality patient care within the community to join our Acute Care at Home - Virtual Wards.

Our Virtual Ward is a new and innovative service which offers face to face acute care in the patient's own home. The Virtual Ward has an agreed admission criteria which works in partnership with supporting care services and the aim of the service 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 be able to prioritise your own workload without supervision, have an excellent patient focused approach and use your initiative as well as work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

This role is delivered in-person and works on a 7 day per week shift basis.

You are required to hold a valid and in-date driving licence and have access to a car

Main duties of the job

By joining the Virtual Ward Team you will be responsible for the clinical assessment of the needs, development of programmes of care, and for the implementation and evaluation of theseprogrammes for patients and their relatives.

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

• Provide a high standard of clinical nursing within the ward / department.
• Take charge of the ward when rostered and assessed as competent to take on the roles and responsibilities of leadership and supervision
• Act as a role model to Nursing Associates, Healthcare Support Workers, students and trainees
• To present a positive, professional image of the organisation and of the nursing team.Participate in MDTs and Board Rounds
• Supervise / assess clinical support workers
• Participate in case review meetings

About us

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

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• 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)

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

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role, please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

This post is part of the Acute Care at Home service which is responsible for the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS) and the Community Virtual Ward Service (CVWS)

Person Specification

nmc

• Registered Nurse on NMC register
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments, providing treatment to patients as outlined in the patients Treatment/Care Pla
• Recognised qualification in teaching and assessing
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Recognised qualification in teaching and assessing
• Flexible

NMC

• Registered Nurse on NMC register
• Recognised qualification in teaching and assessing
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments, providing treatment to patients as outlined in the patients Treatment/Care Plan
• Has experience as a student or registered nurse in an Acute hospital setting or community setting.
• Ability to work as part of a team and working autonomously
• Able to use own initiative

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust