Virtual Ward Senior Practitioner

Following the successful roll out of the first phase of the exciting Virtual Ward project in Milton Keynes, we are looking for experienced Registered Nurses/Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Paramedics to join the team as a Virtual Ward Senior Practitioner. The Virtual Ward is a new and innovative integrated service with the aim to support people to receive the care they need at home, rather than in hospital. There is a growing evidence base that demonstrates patient, system and public benefits to the Virtual Ward model. Within Milton Keynes the focus has initially been on Frailty, but there are now Respiratory and Cardiology wards open, with higher level pathways in development. The model is a Hospital at Home focus with the main bulk of clinical assessment completed face to face using technology such as Point of Care testing, ECGs and other interventions to enable patients to be assessed and managed safely at home. This is an opportunity to gain experience within a dynamic and growing team, and to shape the development of the new service for the future. The successful applicant will provide high level patient care using advanced assessment skills working in partnership with the acute hospital. They will need to be dynamic, flexible and adaptable to ensure the provision of high quality, holistic evidence based care for patients on the virtual ward. Applicants must have a full UK drivers licence and access to a car., The Registered Nurse / Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Paramedic will provide a high level of expertise with regard to advanced triage assessment skills, expert clinical care and nursing/paramedic knowledge, and will provide support and advice to patients and health care professionals. The post holder will determine an appropriate patient pathway and provide care for acutely ill patients in the community and across virtual wards to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and support with early discharge from the acute hospital.

We can offer regular 1:1 formal and informal supervision, a comprehensive induction and be able to participate in self directed learning, completion of competencies, training opportunities, collaborative working across Milton Keynes Community Health Services and QI project work.

And if you thought there was something more you were looking for, then CNWL can offer:

• Flexible working
• Buying and selling annual leave
• An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits from dependents, ill health retirement benefits and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)
• Employee assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
• Staying well at work service for tailored employment related support to staff
• Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
• The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
• A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) network
• Disabled employee's network
• Lived Experience of Mental Health staff network
• Carers at Work network