Virtual Ward Coordinator

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization is looking for a compassionate and motivated professional to join their Frailty Virtual Ward team in Greater London. This role involves acting as the primary contact for virtual ward services, coordinating referrals, and scheduling meetings for multidisciplinary teams. The candidate should demonstrate a commitment to integrated care and possess strong organizational skills. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to patient-centered care for older adults with frailty, ensuring they receive the best treatment in the comfort of their homes.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated healthcare professional passionate about frailty care.
• Collaborative team player with commitment to integrated working.
• Ability to coordinate and manage virtual ward referrals.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for the team.
• Coordinate and manage virtual ward referrals, admissions, and discharges.
• Schedule daily MDT meetings and maintain accurate records.

Job description

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the dynamic and forward-thinking Frailty Virtual Ward team in Newham University Hospital. This innovative service is at the forefront of delivering integrated, patient‑centred care to some of our most vulnerable residents, supporting older adults with frailty to receive safe and effective treatment in the comfort of their own homes.

As part of the Frailty Virtual Ward, you will be working within a multidisciplinary team that includes GPs, geriatricians, community nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and social care colleagues. Together, we deliver proactive and responsive care to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, support early discharges, and improve quality of life for our patients.

This is a unique and rewarding role for a compassionate, motivated, and collaborative healthcare professional who is passionate about innovation in frailty care and committed to driving forward integrated working across acute, community, and primary care services.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for the Frailty Virtual Ward team.
• Coordinate and manage virtual ward referrals, admissions, and discharges.
• Schedule and organise daily MDT meetings, maintaining accurate records and action logs.
• Update and maintain patient tracking systems and electronic health records.
• Liaise with internal and external services to support timely patient care.
• Provide general administrative support, including data entry, reporting, and correspondence.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Feb 2026