Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - RUH at Home

Job overview

Deliver hospital-level care where it can make a real difference: in a patient’s own home.

RUH Hospital at Home (RUH@Home) is our consultant-led virtual ward, supporting patients who would otherwise need to be admitted to hospital, or who can safely return home earlier with the right clinical support around them. The service works closely with primary, community and social care partners to ensure safe transitions of care.

You will join a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, therapists, therapy assistants and healthcare assistants providing personalised acute care in patients’ homes, seven days a week between 08:00 and 18:00.

In this key role you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for patients with acute and complex needs within their own homes. Working autonomously, you will provide expert clinical decision-making, manage clinical risk and support the recognition and escalation of patient deterioration.

As a senior member of our multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate the day-to-day delivery of the nursing service, support patient flow and provide clinical leadership to other staff. You will contribute to service development, quality improvement and the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care within the virtual ward model.

Main duties of the job

Patient Care Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred care for patients with acute, complex and frailty-related needs.
• Use your clinical judgement to recognise deterioration and respond or escalate appropriately.
• Deliver safe, effective and compassionate nursing care, including medicines and treatments.
• Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and the wider MDT to promote independence and achieve positive outcomes.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, clinical documentation, dignity and confidentiality.

Clinical Leadership and Service Coordination

• Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Coordinate the RUH@Home caseload, prioritising visits, allocating patients and supporting effective patient flow.
• Support the management of complex and deteriorating patients, ensuring timely escalation and transfer where required.
• Work closely with acute, community and primary care partners to support admission avoidance and safe, timely discharge.
• Identify and escalate clinical or operational pressures and contribute to service improvement.
• Support the effective use of remote monitoring and virtual ward technology.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information about this role.

This is a community-based role which requires the ability to work independently across a wide geographical area whilst remaining connected to the wider multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication, compassion and adaptability are essential, as patient needs can change throughout the day.

If you enjoy variety, autonomous working and building meaningful relationships with patients, while using your clinical skills to help people avoid an unnecessary hospital stay or return home sooner, this could be a fantastic next step in your nursing career.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.