Band 7 Clinical Practitioner Frailty

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization dedicated to transforming community care. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within the Virtual Wards model, where you'll provide expert clinical and operational management. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to prevent hospital admissions and support early discharges, ensuring that patients receive the best possible care. With a commitment to integrated, personalized healthcare, you will play a vital role in enhancing community health services. If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in healthcare, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or AHP with recent CPD evidence.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift in Virtual Ward Hub, triaging referrals and monitoring patients.
• Create client-centered environments and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Evidence-based clinical practice knowledge

Effective verbal and written communication

Decision-making and negotiation skills

Ability to manage change

Understanding of NHS and Social Care political agendas

Education

Degree-level education in nursing or relevant health field

Registered Nurse Level 1/ Allied Health Professional

Non-Medical Prescribing qualifications

Job description

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

The post holder will provide expert clinical expertise and operational management for the Virtual Wards (Hospital @Home) Model within Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust.

The role involves working across various city-wide settings, including community and inpatient units, with in-reach into secondary care. The aim is to identify and assess patients to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate early supportive discharge. Collaboration with Secondary and Primary Care, Community Services, Urgent Care Response, Early Intervention Team (EICT), and Specialist Services is essential. The post holder will participate in integrated multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) to provide advice, support, and data to support the Virtual Ward (Hospital @Home) Model.

You will join a community team amidst significant health and social care transformations, focusing on preventing hospital admissions and supporting early discharge.

Main duties of the job

1. Create an environment centered on clients' needs, involving them in decision-making and respecting their dignity, wishes, and beliefs.
2. Safeguard patients by taking emergency action when necessary, reporting risks promptly, and following safeguarding policies.
3. Work within the Virtual Ward Hub, acting as shift lead, triaging new referrals, monitoring patient progress, leading safety huddles, MDTs, and case reflections.

About us

IMPORTANT

• Check your TRAC account regularly for communication during shortlisting and selection.
• Complete all sections of the application form fully, including detailed referees with BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, phone numbers, and postal addresses.

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC employs over 5,000 staff across Birmingham and the West Midlands, offering a wide range of community and specialist healthcare services, including community nursing, inpatient facilities, children and families services, learning disabilities, the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, and Dental Hospitals. Committed to personalized, integrated care rooted in local communities, BCHC aims to deliver outstanding NHS services in the region.

If you want to join our team and contribute to better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

For detailed responsibilities, see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Registered Nurse Level 1/ Allied Health Professional (AHP), NMC or HCPC registered
• Recent Continuing Professional Development evidence
• Degree-level education or equivalent in nursing or relevant health field
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualifications
• European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care
• Leadership course
• Mentor/Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent)

Experience

• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams within community or secondary care settings
• Significant post-registration community experience
• Experience conducting clinical audits and holistic assessments of health and social needs
• Experience leading teams, including appraisals
• Experience teaching, training, and mentoring
• Experience managing change
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and Risk Management legislation and application

Skills/Knowledge

• Up-to-date evidence-based clinical practice knowledge
• Ability to manage change effectively
• Capability to work across professional and organizational boundaries
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Decision-making and negotiation skills
• Proficiency with electronic communication and information services
• Understanding of NHS and Social Care political agendas
• Knowledge of frail older people's needs
• Willingness to develop new clinical skills
• Awareness of multicultural and socially diverse populations
• Understanding safeguarding legislation for vulnerable adults

Personal Qualities

• Aligned with person specification requirements

Other job requirements

• Aligned with person specification requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, with disclosures made to the DBS to check for criminal convictions.