Clinical Support Worker Virtual Ward | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Walsall is looking for a motivated individual to join their Virtual Ward Team. You will assist in managing patients receiving care at home, requiring strong communication and multi-agency experience. The role involves visiting patients, reporting findings, and supporting the team with data collection. Flexibility is essential as the service operates 24/7.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering high-quality patient-centered care.
• Ability to manage care in acute settings or patients' homes.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients in their own homes to support with care.
• Report findings and act on the team leader's instructions.
• Support the team leader with service promotion.
• Assist with data collection and inputting.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with multi-disciplinary working

Competence in computer systems

Ability to work flexibly

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated ‘can do‘ individual to join our Virtual Ward Team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to help with the expansion of the virtual wards across Walsall. You will be responsible for assisting the practitioner in charge of the shift with the management of patients receiving care on the virtual ward. You will need to be competent in the use of computer systems and have experience in the delivery of high-quality patient centered care in the acute setting or the patient's own home.

You will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service, working 7 days across a 7 day service that will operate 24/7. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills and have experience of multi-disciplinary/multi agency working.

Key responsibilities include:

• Visiting patients in their own home to support with care/clinical treatment they require.
• Reporting findings and acting on team leader's instruction.
• Supporting the team leader with promotion of the service.
• Supporting the team leader with data collection and inputting.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive high numbers of applications.