Senior Advanced Clinician – Virtual Ward at Home

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Virtual Ward and Hospital at Home Service. This new venture aims to enhance acute care through remote technology, reducing hospital stays and supporting early discharge.

You will lead advanced assessment, prescribing, and management, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams across primary, secondary, and acute services to deliver timely, high-quality patient care in the home setting.

Qualifications

• Delivering evidence-based advanced practice to manage patient needs within Virtual Ward and Hospital at Home Service.
• Assessment, diagnosis, interpretation of tests and forward planning of care.
• Participation in MDTs and daily reviews with speciality teams.
• Recognising deterioration promptly and escalating as needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based advanced practice to ensure appropriate management of patients in the Virtual Ward and Hospital at Home Service.
• Use assessment, diagnosis, interpretation of tests and forward planning of care and treatment.
• Review of newly admitted patients into the Virtual Ward with daily reviews and MDT involvement.
• Timely recognition of deteriorating patients, escalation and documentation.
• Routine writing of drug charts to prescribe medication for patients in the Virtual Ward and at discharge.
• Participate in, initiate and deliver audit and research to improve practice.
• Review of patients in the Virtual Ward and supporting initial assessment for high acute beds.
• Flexible approach to working within the Virtual Ward, Community Urgent Care and A&E.

Skills

Advanced assessment

Prescribing

Management

Treatment planning

Job description

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Virtual Ward and Hospital at Home Service. This new venture aims to enhance acute care through remote technology, reducing hospital stays and supporting early discharge.

You will lead advanced assessment, prescribing, and management, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams across primary, secondary, and acute services to deliver timely, high-quality patient care in the home setting.