Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated advanced clinical practitioner to join their innovative Frailty Virtual Ward team. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with clinical leads and community teams, ensuring high-quality care for frail patients in their homes. You will contribute to personalized care plans, apply advanced clinical decision-making, and promote holistic approaches to patient health. This position not only enhances patient outcomes but also fosters a supportive and inclusive working environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence and innovation in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experienced advanced clinical practitioner with expertise in patient assessment.
• Ability to develop and implement personalized care plans for frail patients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review personalized care plans for frail patients.
• Liaise with healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Utilize digital tools for virtual consultations and patient monitoring.

Skills

Advanced clinical decision-making

Patient assessment

Care plan development

Remote monitoring

Holistic care approach

Education

Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional

Tools

Digital tools for remote monitoring

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated advanced clinical practitioner, either a nurse or allied health professional (AHP), to join the Frailty Virtual Ward team. The role will primarily involve working closely with the clinical lead, liaising with general practitioners and community teams to assess patients who meet the criteria for the frailty virtual ward. The post holder will contribute to the development of individualized care plans and provide expert management of medical conditions, ensuring patients receive high-quality, personalized care. Additionally, the post holder will apply their expertise to safely manage patients in the comfort of their own homes, helping to improve outcomes and enhance the quality of life for those with frailty.

If you would like to discuss the post further, or arrange for an informal visit, please contact Dezerree Berry, Clinical Lead, Virtual Frailty Ward at [e-mail].

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of personalized care plans for frail patients, ensuring they are tailored to individual needs and preferences.
• Work closely with the clinical lead to adjust care plans as required, ensuring optimal management of both acute and long-term medical conditions.
• Promote a holistic approach to care, considering both medical and psychosocial aspects of the patient's health.
• Provide advanced clinical decision-making, diagnosing, and prescribing within the scope of practice to manage medical conditions and frailty symptoms effectively.
• Monitor and manage frailty-related conditions, such as falls, mobility issues, cognitive decline, and chronic disease management, ensuring patients' needs are met in both acute and community settings.
• Liaise regularly with general practitioners, community teams, and other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care for frail patients.
• Provide professional guidance and support to community teams and junior healthcare staff in managing frailty within the virtual ward framework.
• Utilize digital tools and remote monitoring systems to track patients' conditions, providing virtual consultations and interventions when appropriate.
• Support patients and their families in managing their conditions remotely, ensuring they receive the necessary support to remain safely at home.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mark Nwabiankea Job title: Senior Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07398738943.

Dezerree Berry
Clinical Lead
[e-mail]