Acute Medicine Specialist Nurse

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust as a Registered Nurse in our innovative Virtual Ward team. You will work in Acute Hospital at Home and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy, ensuring high-quality patient care through advanced practices and collaboration. This role supports national priorities in digitally enabled care, offers flexible working patterns, and recognizes the importance of work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working

NHS Pension scheme

Annual leave

Discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant experience in acute and community settings.
• Experience with digital care systems is beneficial.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead seamless transitions between acute trust and community care.
• Assess and manage patients for AHAH services.
• Improve AHAH services based on best practices.

Skills

Patient Care

Triage

Clinical Examination

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

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Exeter, United Kingdom

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

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Role Summary

• The post holder will work across a range of specialty Acute Medicine functions, primarily in Acute Hospital at Home (AHAH) and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), including Triage and Same Day Emergency Care, as well as AHAH northern services.
• They will lead in delivering seamless transition between the acute trust and the community, ensuring patient safety and high-quality care. Current patient streams include OPAT, AF, COVID, AKI, Heart Failure, NSTEMI, Syncope, Palliative, and Frailty, with new streams to be introduced.
• They will proactively recruit new patients from AMU, SDEC, and wards, assess them, and facilitate their safe discharge into AHAH.
• Their role includes improving and maintaining the AHAH service based on best practices and national guidelines.
• They will collaborate closely with the AMU nursing team to support triage nurses, including patient streaming within SDEC, demonstrating good triage practice.
• Ongoing learning and advanced practice modules, including history taking and clinical examination, are expected.

About the Role

For more details, please refer to the full Job Description and Responsibilities via the provided link.

More about the role

We are offering a unique opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our innovative Virtual Ward team, bringing experience to a multidisciplinary team that includes Triage, Cardiac assessment, Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapies, Home, and Ambulatory Care.

The Virtual Ward provides a safe, efficient alternative to hospital beds, supporting patients in their homes to prevent admissions or enable early discharge. The role involves remote patient care using devices feeding into Epic, telephone consultations, face-to-face reviews, and ward visits across the Royal Devon to support patient flow.

This position supports the national priority of digitally enabled care, embedding technology to improve outcomes and reduce hospital pressure. The role also involves quality improvement and working with multidisciplinary teams.

Working Pattern: Part and full-time positions available.

Interview Date: //5

Pay: Salary reflects Agenda for Change 5/6 rates, with a future pay award to be implemented later this year. If you start before the award, backdated pay applies until then, based on current pay scales.

Contact for more info: Carlie Hopper, Lead Nurse for Virtual Ward

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive culture. Applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities are encouraged. Priority will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status, including NHS At Risk staff in Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received.

The Trust was established in April 2, combining the expertise of the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

About Us

We are the largest employer in Devon, with a workforce of over , staff, serving more than , people across 2,000 square miles. We provide emergency, specialist, and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, along with integrated health and social care services across various settings, including community hospitals, clinics, and homes. Our advanced technology and research partnerships enable us to offer world-class care.

Our values are central to our work. Join us to help shape future services as we continue our integration journey.

Looking after you is important. We promote work-life balance via flexible working, family-friendly policies, and comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling and wellbeing activities. Staff benefits include annual leave, discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, and the NHS Pension scheme.