Sutton Health and Care have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our busy and dynamic Urgent Response and Virtual Ward team.
The post holder will be working in the community as part of a multidisciplinary team to avoid unnecessary hospital attendance/admissions and facilitate early discharge from hospital.
The post is shared between providing a 2 hour urgent response to unplanned referrals across Sutton and undertaking follow up visits/contacts for patients being monitored on the Virtual Ward.
• Act as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the management of patients with
the support from the MDT/ VW Clinician and also the PCN Community Sister
• Provide high quality, comprehensive holistic assessment (including physical
assessment) and treatments for patients and their families referred to the service
utilising a Single Assessment Process to achieve person centred care.
• Provide assessments of risk and complex situations as required, utilising knowledge
and skills to interpret and make accurate analysis of patients’ and carers’ needs
• The post holder may be responsible for staff and in accordance with this – allocating
duties and work, providing clinical support and leadership, prioritising workload
demands and allocating resources as appropriate.
• To work closely with the MDT clinicians and provide support where required. This will
include virtual monitoring, health and wellbeing checks and pulse oximetry
• Provide a rapid response service the community nursing teams meeting a 2 hour
response time for urgent cases.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
The post holder will work as part of the Virtual ward and 2 hour Urgent Response team, duties to include (but not limited to) phone calls, visits, remote monitoring, liaising with other professionals, supporting students and new starters and taking responsibility for own development.
Please see JD and Person Specification
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Dec 2024