Rapid Response/Virtual Ward Senior Clinician

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a Rapid Response clinician to assess and treat patients at their own homes during crises, identifying complex needs and developing care plans with the multidisciplinary team. The role demands a high degree of autonomy and advanced clinical skills to address undifferentiated cases in the community.

The post holder will contribute to virtual ward monitoring, fit technology after training, and support unwell patients at home on request from the virtual

Job description

Working as part of the Rapid Response team, the post-holder will provide assessment and treatment of patients, within their own home, during a crisis. The post holder will identify complex and specialist needs and will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Working as a practitioner with a high degree of autonomy, the post-holder will manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems using advanced clinical skills by incorporating physical assessment and diagnosis and be supported to do this by senior members of the MDT. The post holder will also identify patients suitable for virtual ward monitoring and be proficient in fitting the appropriate technology following training and support from the team and will be responsible in assessing unwell patients at home on request of the virtual ward hub. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our Vision: "Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it" Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to "Listening into Action" is new and different.