Hospital at Home Practitioner | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Oldham is seeking a motivated Nurse, Physiotherapist, or Occupational Therapist to join their hybrid Hospital at Home service. The role encompasses acute, community, and virtual care, focusing on patient identification and remote monitoring. Applicants should demonstrate strong clinical skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team. A flexible working schedule and comprehensive benefits package are offered, providing a balanced work-life environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected health and wellbeing hours

Qualifications

• Ability to work in acute, community, and virtual care settings.
• Experience in multidisciplinary team collaboration.
• Strong communication skills for managing patient caseload.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess suitable patients for Hospital at Home service.
• Conduct community assessments and develop personalized care plans.
• Monitor patients remotely ensuring safe and effective care.

Skills

Nursing

Physiotherapy

Occupational Therapy

Clinical assessment

Digital technology

Job description

Join our Innovative Hospital at Home Team

We're excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated Nurse, Physiotherapist, or Occupational Therapist to join our forward-thinking Hospital at Home (H@H) service. This hybrid role spans Acute, Community, and Virtual care settings, allowing you to apply your skills across diverse settings.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of care delivery
• Access development opportunities, including non-medical prescribing and clinical examination modules
• Enjoy flexible working patterns—choose between 3 long shifts or shorter shifts over 4–5 days
• Contribute to a 7-day service in a dynamic, supportive environment

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify suitable patients in the acute setting using current pathways, supporting early supported discharge through the Hospital at Home service
• Conduct community assessments as needed and collaborate with multidisciplinary team (MDT) members to develop personalised care plans
• Monitor patients remotely in accordance with standard operating procedures, ensuring safe and effective virtual care
• Apply evidence-based clinical skills and utilise digital technology to deliver high-quality care in' homes
• Manage your patient caseload effectively, ensuring smooth handovers of care and maintaining clear, timely communication
• Develop and sustain seamless referral pathways to other agencies and specialist teams, fostering strong MDT collaboration
• Work within your scope of practice and clinical competencies, adhering to professional policies, national standards, and Trust procedures
• Contribute to ongoing service development and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025