Nurse Practitioner (Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward)

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner to join us in the Urgent Community Response/Virtual Ward Team. The post is a fixed term contract for 12 months ending in February 2027.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic practitioner to support the delivery of the 2 hour Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward mandates to improve out of hospital care and support the management of patients in their own home.

The team provides urgent care to people in their homes which helps to avoid hospital admissions and enable people to live independently for longer.  The team enables older people and adults with complex health needs who urgently need care, to  get fast access to a range of health and social care professionals within two hours.

It is an exciting time to join us as we expand the Virtual Ward/Hospital at Home service.

Virtual wards provide hospital level care and remote monitoring in patients homes allowing them to stay at home where they are most comfortable.

There is emerging evidence to show that patients have better outcomes when treated at home, rather than being treated in hospital.

The post will work alongside a multidisciplinary team consisting of GP's, ACP's Senior Nurses, Therapists and Health Care Assistants utilising digital technology.

Main duties of the job

The role of the  Nurse Practitioner will be to assesses, plan, implement and review patients in their own home using research and evidence based knowledge to underpin practice and  support avoiding a hospital admission.

Monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence based practice, learning and development and the provision of skilled clinical leadership

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assess patients within a Crisis situation and offer appropriate nursing assessment intervention, and review to meet their needs using advanced clinical assessment skills  •    Assesses, plan, implement and reviews routine through to complex nursing care plans using research and evidence based knowledge to underpin practice and which support avoiding a hospital admission. •    To supervise, lead, inform and delegate staff as appropriate to the needs of the service by utilising skills and resources effectively as directed by the Urgent Community Response team leader. •    To be an expert resource within the team regarding all aspects of nursing care.  •    Demonstrates a high level of intuitive and creative problem solving skills to facilitate patient centred care; rationalising information to create patient concordance by using a high level of communication/negotiation skills to affect the outcome. •    Participates in the Performance and Development Review process within the team and undertakes review of junior staff under supervision of the manager •    To participate in the investigation of complaints and safeguarding concerning nursing services in accordance with the level of experience and encourage comments and suggestions on improving the quality of the service.

Participate and initiate Quality Improvement initiatives

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.