Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Virtual Wards

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An outstanding NHS Trust is seeking two Advanced Clinical Practitioners for a pivotal role in developing a Virtual Ward aimed at delivering high-quality, integrated care at home. Ideal candidates will have expertise in clinical practice, leadership, and a commitment to innovative care solutions.

Benefits

Relocation expenses consideration

High staff engagement and development culture

Qualifications

• Experience in managing care provision for patients in a virtual ward environment.
• Committed to high-quality care delivery and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and manage integrated care within the virtual ward.
• Act as Clinical Lead for service delivery and governance.

Skills

Expert clinical practice

Professional leadership and consultancy

Education, training, and development

Research, evaluation, and service development

Job description

Are you an Advanced Clinical Practitioner looking for your next challenge?

Enjoy being pivotal to the clinical needs of your service?

Interested in what a virtual ward could offer, both for your career and experience?

Then this role is a must for you!

Band 8a

We are seeking 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners to develop and participate in the Virtual Ward, delivering a collaborative, integrated model of care that offers monitoring, interventions, and community care to avoid and reduce hospital admissions.

The post holder will work across the Bedfordshire Care Alliance footprint, with bases to be confirmed after appointment. You will operate across the BLMK system and two community service organisations: CCSNT (Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust) and ELFT CHS (East London Foundation Trust Community Health Services), as well as the acute hospitals under Bedfordshire Care Alliance.

You will be a key Clinical Lead within service delivery and governance, driving the management of care provision for patients suitable for the virtual ward environment.

Relocation expenses will be considered. Interviews are scheduled for 26th June at The Poynt, Units 2-3, Poynters Road, Luton, LU4 0LA.

Education

The role is structured around the four pillars of advanced clinical practice as outlined in the multi-professional consultant level practice capability and impact framework (Health Education England, 2021):

1. Expert clinical practice
2. Professional leadership and consultancy
3. Education, training, and development
4. Research, evaluation, and service development

A virtual ward is defined as ‘a safe and efficient alternative to NHS bedded care enabled by technology, supporting patients who would otherwise be in hospital to receive acute care, monitoring, and treatment at home’ (NHS England and NHS Improvement, 2022).

The NHS aims to increase capacity in virtual wards to support individuals at home, including care homes, using remote monitoring apps, technology platforms, wearables, and medical devices like pulse oximeters. Support may also include face-to-face care from multidisciplinary teams, sometimes called Hospital at Home.

Cambridgeshire Community Services collaborates with East London NHS Foundation Trust and Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to provide a unified Urgent Community Response across Bedfordshire, with the potential for admission to a virtual ward when appropriate to support admission avoidance.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we pride ourselves on providing high-quality, innovative services across the east of England, enabling people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

Our outstanding services are due to our dedicated staff, who have consistently rated us highly in the national staff survey for the past seven years.

If you are passionate about innovative, high-quality care delivery, please submit your application and join us on our journey as a leading-edge community provider. We welcome all applicants and offer a culture that prioritizes staff engagement and development.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Chloe Cameron, Nurse Consultant
Email: [e-mail]