Specialist Nurse - Respiratory Virtual Ward | Barts Health NHS Trust

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 Newham Virtual Ward.

The post holder will provide a high standard, efficient, cost-effective Virtual Ward service to patients with a range of acute and chronic conditions hosted by Newham Univsersity Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust in partnership with acute and community health service provider. Patients with a range of acute and chronic conditions will be remotely monitored. This is to support patient discharges from hospital, prevent avoidable in-patient admissions and reduce pressure on inpatient bed capacity whilst maintaining standards of care that are equivalent to those in hospital. The post holder will act as a support for the Virtual Ward medical team in monitoring patients who are under the care of the Virtual Ward. The post holder will be line managed by, and will work closely with, the lead nurse for respiratory virtual ward to ensure that there is an effective clinical service for the Virtual Ward Service.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.