Address Band 6, Full-time - 37.5 hours per week (includes Day & Night shifts)
Our vision is for the people of Croydon to experience well co-ordinated care and support in the most appropriate setting, which is truly person-centred and helps them to maintain their independence.
As demand rises with increasing health needs and advances in clinical care, we are responding to the challenges whilst continuing to deliver the highest quality of care. We are developing the services that we currently provide to reduce hospital admissions and to facilitate earlier discharge from hospital through the use of technology, ensuring patients have the safest best care that is delivered in their home environment via the Croydon Remote Monitoring Hub (Virtual Ward).
The Virtual Ward service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The post holders will require assessment skills and have the ability to monitor and support patients via the Virtual Ward with complex needs through an acute episode in the community in order to avoid a hospital admission.
The post holders will work closely with the local community teams and ensure early escalation of unwell patients. They will therefore need to be motivated and innovative, with strong written and verbal communication skills, to support the development of the Virtual Ward.
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Work with the care support team and other external providers to ensure the right care, right person, right time and right place
Aim to enable patients to regain independence or achieve their rehabilitation potential, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions
Work closely with the Senior Clinicians and junior staff, demonstrating effective communication, networking and liaison skills, ensuring quality outcomes
Be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients during a crisis, identifying complex and specialist needs and developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care.
Support and promote the on-going development of all care delivery within the patient’s home/Care Home environment, enhancing the quality of care.
Work with a high level of autonomy, within agreed guidelines, managing undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems by incorporating physical assessment and diagnosis via telehealth devices, supported by senior members of the MDT
Determine the medical stability of patients referred and those currently on the caseload and promote the mental, physical and emotional health of a given population
Assist the Senior Clinicians in identifying gaps in service and address these gaps ensuring the need of the patients are met
Assist with audits and help identify areas for improvement
Provide expert advice to patients, families/carers, health professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team
Clinically supervise junior members within the virtual ward
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.
The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust.
Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes.
Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. And with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.
Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff, as well as offering access to a wide range of core skills training and professional development.
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