Virtual Ward Advanced Nurse Practitioner Band 7

NHS; Dartford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in Dartford is seeking a skilled Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join the Virtual Ward team. You will manage complex patients, provide proactive care, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have significant nursing experience, including supervisory roles, and must possess a relevant postgraduate nursing qualification. This role comes with NHS benefits and focuses on delivering high-quality patient outcomes.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Access to discounts via My Reward Hub

Career coaching and counselling

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience.
• At least 2 years in a supervisory capacity at Band 7 level.
• Evidence of enhanced clinical practice at Masters level.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex virtual ward patients to prevent hospital admissions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for integrated care.
• Shape the delivery of a high-quality Virtual Ward service.

Skills

High quality nursing care

Patient management

Supervisory experience

Community health expertise

Budget management

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Postgraduate qualification in Community Nursing

Management Qualification

Post Registration Teaching Qualification

Job description

Virtual Ward Advanced Nurse Practitioner Band 7

Are you an Advanced Nurse Practitioner passionate about improving patient outcomes and reducing hospital admissions? We are seeking a skilled Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our DGS (Dartford, Gravesend and Swanley) Virtual Ward team at HCRG Care Group.

In this dynamic role, you will take responsibility for managing complex virtual ward patients, providing proactive care to prevent hospital admissions and support early discharge. You'll work closely with the Urgent Care Rapid Response team and other community services to ensure safe and effective care for patients with complex needs, including those requiring intermittent or continuous monitoring. You'll also collaborate with colleagues to integrate care pathways across both community and acute settings, ensuring seamless patient care.

Working alongside the clinical lead, you will help shape the delivery of a high‑quality, efficient, and safe Virtual Ward service, in line with NHSE guidance and tailored to meet the needs of our local population.

A driving licence and access to a car for work purposes are required for this role.

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner you will be responsible for the following:

Clinical/Professional

• Provide specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients who are suitable for Virtual Ward (VW) care in liaison with the multidisciplinary teams (MDT) through assessment and care planning.
• Initiate agreed range of diagnostic tests.
• Refer to other disciplines/professions when required.
• Support patients to self‑manage, monitor their condition, and make informed choices.
• Be responsible for gaining intravenous access and administration of prescribed medication for patients.
• Promote the service and support clinical staff to facilitate the safe, effective, and appropriate transfer of patients identified as suitable for VW care from ED, wards, and the community.
• Work with and be responsible for the case management of patients identified for VW.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings and participate in cascading information from these meetings to relevant parties.

Management/Leadership

• Management and co‑ordination of patient care.
• Develop patient condition specific management plans with medical staff to improve patient clinical management.
• Ensure other nursing staff are aware of pathways and procedures relating to VW. Disseminate any changes in policy and procedures in a timely manner and to work within them.

Full list of responsibilities attached.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be / have:

• Registered Nurse, current registration with the NMC.
• Relevant post graduate Community Nursing/Acute Nursing speciality qualification / training.
• Registered Independent Non‑Medical Pre‑criber.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience, including at least 2 years working in a supervisory / managerial capacity at minimum band 7 level within a community/acute nursing setting.
• Evidence of enhanced clinical practice at Masters level in relevant speciality.
• Experience of effective budget and resource management.
• Initiating research and / or audit and implementing changes / improvements in practice.
• Experience of initiating, managing and evaluating change.
• Experience of giving presentations to a wide audience.
• Car driver and able to travel across DGSS.
• Management Qualification.
• Post Registration Teaching Qualification.
• Experience of presentations outside of own organisation.
• Experience of teaching on higher educational award courses.

Package Description

• AFC Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided).
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you.
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
• Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling.
• Access to e‑Learning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year.
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location.

Person Specification

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.