Lead Nurse Frailty Virtual Ward

Homerton University Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Nurse for its Frailty Virtual Ward. The role involves providing high-quality patient care and leadership within a dynamic team, focusing on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating timely discharges. The ideal candidate will have a strong nursing background, excellent decision-making skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Support for professional development

Inclusion in Best Places to Work list

Qualifications

• Experienced senior nurse (Band 7 or current 8a).
• Passionate about service development and patient care.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical care and support to patients at home.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.
• Ensure operational continuity and strategic development of the service.

Skills

Leadership

Patient Care

Clinical Decision Making

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new, innovative and dynamic team within our expanding Frailty Virtual Ward service. We are looking for experienced and motivated senior nurse (Band 7 or current 8a) who is passionate about service development and providing high standard of patient centred care.

You will be working closely within a Multi-Disciplinary Team of staff including Doctors, senior nurse practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and HCA’s, all of whom are committed to maintaining independence, promoting self-care and assisting patients in their usual place of residence. This role will require strong leadership and visible, credible senior nursing presence accessible to staff, patients and their families. At times this post may require you to work autonomously, when working across the Hackney borough into patients own homes and in an inpatient hospital setting.

Providing specialised advanced high-quality care and support for patients in their own home to prevent unnecessary admissions and/or facilitate timely discharge from hospital/ other healthcare settings under direct or indirect supervision of senior medical colleagues.

• This role will be at an advanced clinical level in the direct delivery of high quality care making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment within the community setting.
• The post holder will provide clinical leadership and support within the Frailty Virtual Ward nursing/AHP team in developing the service to improve the patient experience and clinical outcomes while remaining in their own homes.
• Responsible for ensuring the operational continuity, financial management and strategic development of the Frailty Virtual Ward Service.
• To communicate to a high level with all key stakeholders, for example GP’s, social services, acute hospitals, care providers and voluntary services.
• To maintain overview of the current team operations and support the service management team to ensure effective service delivery to meet KPIs, Trust objectives, local and national standards and progress teams in line with emerging initiatives.
  
  

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that the last CQC - Care Quality Commission rating for Homerton Hospital was the highest possible rating of "Outstanding"

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Juliette Fiore-Fuller Job title: Head of IIT Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02085107721

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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