Nottingham City Care is looking for an innovative, enthusiastic, and motivated individual to join our existing senior nurses within the Virtual Ward team. Our nurses are an integral part of our virtual ward. The role entails holistic assessment, planning, co-ordinating and delivering care as appropriate per the daily MDT, initiate and manage medical and nursing care interventions, lead care and co-ordinate partner agencies and stakeholders. The Virtual ward provides clinical care and support for to patients who have an acute illness, but can be offered additional support, under the care of a medical consultant/GP, to enable them to be treated in their own homes, thereby preventing an unnecessary hospital admission. The Virtual Ward team are also able to provide support to patients who may be medically unwell but stable allowing them to be discharged back to their own homes earlier reducing the number of days required in hospital. The patients will remain on the virtual ward, under the care of a medical consultant/GP for up to 14 days. The core hours of the virtual ward are 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week. You will be part of the wider multi-disciplinary team, working in collaboration with consultants, senior nurses, assistant practitioners, GPs, OTs, Pharmacists, secondary care, and social services.,
* To provide appropriate and effective care management through the virtual ward pathway unnecessary hospital admission from the Community managing the active caseload and providing necessary oversight and support
* To holistically assess the needs of patients and carers, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care interventions.
* Embrace multi professional and partnership working to facilitate co-ordination, promotion of optimum health and social outcomes independence and self-care.
* Undertake virtual monitoring and escalate concerns to the daily MDT.
* Will be responsible for holistic assessments, implementation of care, overall co-ordination of self-care management or care management.
* Take responsibility for leading the shift on a regular basis.
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.