Senior Clinical Fellow - Virtual Ward

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Wadebridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a clinician for its Virtual Ward service, focusing on patient management and the development of innovative care pathways. This role involves daily MDT participation, strong clinical oversight, and collaboration with medical staff to optimize patient care and service growth.

Qualifications

• 4 years NHS experience or equivalent post GMC registration.
• Understanding of research methodology and clinical paper interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily MDT; manage referrals and post-admission reviews.
• Maintain high clinical standards in managing virtual ward in-patients.
• Foster relationships within the hospital and local community for service development.

Skills

Clinical Management

Referral Management

Clinical Advice

Education

MBBS or equivalent GMC Registration

Evidence of ongoing CPD

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting role providing clinical input to the management of patients on the Virtual Ward (VW) and an opportunity to shape this innovative service as it continues to develop.

The North Middlesex VW has been operating since 2022 and currently has 32 Main Ward and 8 Remote Monitoring beds. VW is supported by a team of ACP Band 7 Nurses, therapists and a Doctor. There is anticipated expansion into a number of new pathways during 2024/25 and a plan to increase both capacity and occupancy.

Support will be provided by the Divisional Medical Director for North Mid in the Community.

Main duties of job

Clinical responsibilities for this post will include a daily 2 hour long MDT; referral management, post admission review, clinical advice and support to the team of Nurses and therapists. This role will be responsible for maintain high clinical standards in the management of all virtual ward in-patients and liaising with specialty teams to ensure timely specialist review.

Service development activities will include: discussions with specialty leads, development and review of proposed pathways and participation in quality improvement.

The role will also have a strategic component: fostering relationships within the North Middlesex acute hospital team, community teams, sector partners and primary care to encourage uptake and participation in development of the virtual ward agenda.

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities for this post will include a daily 2 hour long MDT; referral management, post admission review, clinical advice and support to the team of Nurses and therapists. This role will be responsible for maintain high clinical standards in the management of all virtual ward in-patients and liaising with specialty teams to ensure timely specialist review.

Service development activities will include: discussions with specialty leads, development and review of proposed pathways and participation in quality improvement.

The role will also have a strategic component: fostering relationships within the North Middlesex acute hospital team, community teams, sector partners and primary care to encourage uptake and participation in development of the virtual ward agenda.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a new post based at North Middlesex University Hospital with some requirement for home visits to patients within the local area.The Virtual Ward is part of the Community Division with close co-working with the Medicine and Urgent Care Division.

DCC will consist of:

Daily Virtual Ward MDT

Post admission review

Review of referrals

Clinical advice and support

With scope for involvement in other specialties in the Trust to be discussed

Job description
Job responsibilities

This is a new post based at North Middlesex University Hospital with some requirement for home visits to patients within the local area.The Virtual Ward is part of the Community Division with close co-working with the Medicine and Urgent Care Division.

DCC will consist of:

Daily Virtual Ward MDT

Post admission review

Review of referrals

Clinical advice and support

With scope for involvement in other specialties in the Trust to be discussed

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent GMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and appraisals in line with GMC.

Desirable

• MRCP
• Knowledge of national virtual ward frameworks and models

Professional Experience

Essential

• 4 years NHS experience or equivalent post GMC registration.

Desirable

• Evidence of previous audit and quality improvement work

Audit

Desirable

• Evidence of previous audit and quality improvement work
• Able to identify improvement opportunities in a fast changing and evolving new service

Reseach

Essential

• Understanding of research methodology and clinical paper interpretation

Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent GMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and appraisals in line with GMC.

Desirable

• MRCP
• Knowledge of national virtual ward frameworks and models

Professional Experience

Essential

• 4 years NHS experience or equivalent post GMC registration.

Desirable

• Evidence of previous audit and quality improvement work

Audit

Desirable

• Evidence of previous audit and quality improvement work
• Able to identify improvement opportunities in a fast changing and evolving new service

Reseach

Essential

• Understanding of research methodology and clinical paper interpretation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address

North Middlesex University Teaching Hospital

Sterling Way

Edmonton

N18 1QX

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