Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen on Frailty Virtual Ward, for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Frailty. Frailty Virtual Ward is a 30 bedded capacity community base service that aim to support patients, who would otherwise be in hospital, to receive acute care, remote monitoring and treatment they need in their own home or usual place of residence. You will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve both trusts' values in their day-to-day work. The role involves working very closely with the Acute Frailty and Virtual Ward multidisciplinary team (MDT) and is a pivotal role in ensuring all patients within the Virtual Ward receive the best possible care and service. This exciting new post is available for a dynamic and experienced Nurse with an interest to the provision of care to patients suffering from frailty. You will be required to work autonomously across the BHR area including within the Acute Frailty & emergency departments as well as visiting patients in care homes and in the community, providing a range of services using your enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to assess and manage patients. The virtual ward will initially be for patients who have been admitted to the virtual ward following discharge from an Acute Hospital ward however will develop to accept patients with direct admission from primary care and other community-based providers. Main duties of the job This will require staff with skills and understanding. The applicant needs to have a good knowledge base around the needs of all of these patients. The applicant will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and motivational skills in order to continue the excellent team work currently displayed. Expectations will include continuing with creating a ward that is supportive to all staff but particularly those that are new and junior and to also continue to develop an environment of quality and innovation, encouraging independent thinking and creativity. Arrange services and support with other healthcare providers. Act as a referral agent by establishing multi agency collaboration across primary/ secondary interface to meet the needs of the patient, including social needs. Perform point of care testing and obtain supporting information to inform the assessment of an individual. Provide clinical interpretation from clinical investigations and determine a treatment plan for an individual. About us We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with. Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer. We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out. We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients. Date posted 06 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum inclusive Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 162-6736-TA Job locations Frailty Virtual Ward Rom Valley Way Romford RM7 0AG Job description Job responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application. Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form. All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above. Job description Job responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application. Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form. All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above. Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential oBSc Nursing or working towards o RGN Experience Desirable oMSc oDiploma in Geriatric Medicine oIndependent/Supplementary Prescribing (V300) Skills/ Abilities Essential o Clinical leadership and decision-making skills. o Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines and all grades of staff o Full Driving licence Experience/ Knowledge Essential o Experience of teaching medical/nursing staff and AHP o Good communication skills, knowledge of patients living with dementia and Frailty o Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best practise and current research in acute elderly/frailty and medical care Desirable o Experience in a Virtual Ward environment o Experience of Quality improvement process implementation o Experience of Acute & Community working Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential oBSc Nursing or working towards o RGN Experience Desirable oMSc oDiploma in Geriatric Medicine oIndependent/Supplementary Prescribing (V300) Skills/ Abilities Essential o Clinical leadership and decision-making skills. o Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines and all grades of staff o Full Driving licence Experience/ Knowledge Essential o Experience of teaching medical/nursing staff and AHP o Good communication skills, knowledge of patients living with dementia and Frailty o Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best practise and current research in acute elderly/frailty and medical care Desirable o Experience in a Virtual Ward environment o Experience of Quality improvement process implementation o Experience of Acute & Community working 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Address Frailty Virtual Ward Rom Valley Way Romford RM7 0AG Employer's website https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)