Band 7 Clinical Practitioner Virtual ward Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Evasion-design.com; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking foundation trust dedicated to providing exceptional care within the community. As a key member of the Virtual Ward Team, you will leverage your clinical expertise to assess and manage adult patients, ensuring they receive the best possible support in their homes. This role emphasizes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge, while also promoting health and well-being. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients and their families, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a healthier community.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with clinical expertise in adult patient care.
• Experience in triage, assessments, and managing patient caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage a specialist adult patient caseload.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to prevent hospital admissions.
• Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice.

Skills

Clinical expertise in triage and assessments

Patient management

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Knowledge of NMC / HCPC Code of Practice

Health promotion

Education

Registered Nurse or equivalent qualification

Job description

The post holder will be based within the Virtual Ward Team and will work alongside the Urgent Community Response Team clinically when required. The post holder will have clinical responsibility for the Virtual Ward.

The post holder will provide clinical expertise in triage and assessments for the Virtual Ward and across the Adult Community Services Division.

The post holder will be expected to work with secondary care to identify and assess patients suitable for community services, prevent avoidable hospital admissions, and facilitate early supportive discharge. This work will be undertaken collaboratively with Secondary and Primary Care and Community Services, including Urgent Care Response, Early Intervention Community Teams (EICT), Urgent Care Bureau, and other services deemed in scope.

The post holder will also attend multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT’s) to provide advice and support to the Virtual Ward (Hospital @Home) Model.

Responsibilities:

1. Work in accordance with the NMC / HCPC Code of Practice.


2. Assess, diagnose, prescribe, and manage a highly specialist adult patient caseload in various settings, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, therapy programmes, and discharge of patients.


3. Be conversant with all BCHC NHS FT policies and procedures and ensure they are correctly implemented.


4. Ensure evidence-based care is practiced and promoted at all times.


5. Manage own time effectively and prioritise workload.


6. Facilitate teaching and supervision for less experienced members of staff.


7. Promote health by collaborating with patients and their relatives.


8. Provide support to the multidisciplinary team to enable patients to make better choices for their health and that of their families, undertaking health promotion, and contributing to the prevention of adverse effects on health and wellbeing.


9. Act as a role model and facilitate others to respect the dignity, wishes, and beliefs of patients, involving them in shared decision-making and obtaining consent prior to all interventions.


10. Safeguard individuals from abuse by reporting any incidents involving potential or actual abuse and acting upon concerns immediately.


11. Contribute to the review and development of integrated care pathways and clinical guidelines to ensure a standardised approach to care.


12. Develop staff knowledge and skills to promote equality and diversity and address inequalities in employment and service delivery.


13. Develop a culture that ensures the standards of Improving Working Lives and Investors in People are achieved and maintained for all staff.


14. Make recommendations and changes to clinical practice and participate in implementation where appropriate.


15. Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply it to the work situation.


16. Participate in the recruitment, selection, and retention of staff.


17. Lead and participate in undertaking surveys and audits.


18. Actively participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and on an individual basis.


19. Ensure staff compliance with all mandatory training.

All staff, workers, volunteers, students, and individuals undertaking work experience/shadowing are required to adhere to BCHC’s vision, values, and professional standards. This involves working with and alongside colleagues and partners, demonstrating a duty of candour (i.e., honesty and straightforwardness), openness, and accountability to achieve high-quality care outcomes for our patients, service users, and the local community.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust that is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024.