Are you passion about providing high quality, personalised care to patients in their own home? Look no further!

We are looking for enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) to join our newly implemented Acute Medical Hospital at Home, Virtual Ward.

Virtual wards are a national initiative, allowing patients to receive traditional hospital care in the comfort of their own home, helping to speed up their recovery while freeing up hospital beds for patients that need them most.

The service will deliver acute clinical care delivered by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach, led by a named consultant. Patients will be monitored through face-to-face visits, telephone assessments, and virtual monitoring. You will be required towork closely with partners across secondary and primary care to ensure patients receive the most appropriate treatment in the community.

This exciting opportunity will allow you to deliver care in new and innovative ways, enabling you to showcase your talents as an ACP. You will be responsible for acting as a role model to junior staff and supporting the team's overall development. Dedicated time is provided to allow you to evidence all the four pillars of practice, as well as the opportunity of Acute Medicine in hospitalrotation.

Main duties of the job

The Virtual Ward allows patients to receive the care they need at home (including care homes) safely, for a short period of time. The post holder will be expected to work as part of an MDT approach, as well as independently providing clinical assessment, diagnostic decision making, and deliver treatment to patient's with urgent care needs in the community. The postholder will need to have the ability to priorities and triage the needs ofpatient's which may involve complex decision making, as well as considering referrals for further investigations where necessary, in line with local and national guidelines. The postholder will need to be able to recognise their limitations, ensure their clinical practice is safe and effective, and escalate appropriately to the dedicated team of senior medical colleagues asappropriate.

The postholder will be supported by the senior clinical team which includes consultants, trust doctors, lead advanced clinical practitioner, and senior pharmacists. There will be a daily board round and MDT meetings to discuss the patient's care needs and workload planning.

The postholder will be expected to regularly work weekends, bank holidays, and ideally be flexible to work shift patterns covering the hours of 08:00 - 20:00. All travel time will be included in your working day, and you will be eligible to claim mileage expenses. It is essential for the postholder to hold a full driving license for this role.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class servicealigning with our vision of excellent health care, improved health for all. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer, where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group.We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered Health care professional
• Completed MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Level 7 V300 Non-Medical Prescribing or equivalent

Knowledge and Training

Essential

• Active interest in developing the Acute Home at Home and AMU services
• Willingness to undertake managerial roles within the department

Experience

Essential

• Previous experienced as a ACP
• Experience working in acute medicine - SDEC & AMU services.

Employer details

Employer name

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Russells Hall Hospital

Pensnett Rd

Dudley

DY1 2HQ

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