Band 6 Remote Monitoring Clinician

Join the Future of Patient CareAre you a compassionate and detail-oriented healthcare professional ready to embrace innovative care delivery? Our dynamic Virtual Ward team in East Sussex is seeking a Remote Monitoring Clinician to help transform patient experiences and outcomes from the comfort of their homes. TheVirtual Ward forms part of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) team. We are a 7-day service that supports acutely unwell patients that would otherwise be in a hospital bed, supporting both early discharge from hospital and admission avoidance. The team responds to the needs of patients in the place they call home. The service provides both in person care from nursing, therapies and social support, as well as remote monitoring of vital signs and facilitation of remote consultations and communication with patients. We are looking for experienced nurse, paramedic, allied health professional with a passion for patient care and the drive, enthusiasm and talent to develop services to support patients on the Virtual Ward. You will want to develop your skills and push yourself outside the normal boundaries of practice and will have a real drive to make sure your patient gets the best treatment possible. Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced Registered Nurse, HCPC registered Paramedic or AHP who will work within the Virtual Ward team. We would encourage applications from professionals with high level clinical skills, knowledge and experience in a constantly evolving environment.,

• Qualified Nurse or AHP registered with appropriate regulator
• Relevant specialist course or equivalent post registration development / experience
Desirable
• Leadership / training / mentorship / supervisor qualification
Experience Essential
• Significant clinical experience across different NHS care settings.
• Experience/understanding of delivery of quality care standards.
• Staff supervision / line management experience.
• Proven experience in delivering training.
Desirable
• Experience of remote patient monitoring
• Involvement in service development and improvement processes.
Skills Essential
• Organisational and management skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to adapt to varying clinical situations
• Shows leadership and a broad range of change management skills
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• Qualified Nurse or AHP registered with appropriate regulator
• Relevant specialist course or equivalent post registration development / experience
Desirable
• Leadership / training / mentorship / supervisor qualification
Experience Essential
• Significant clinical experience across different NHS care settings.
• Experience/understanding of delivery of quality care standards.
• Staff supervision / line management experience.
• Proven experience in delivering training.
Desirable
• Experience of remote patient monitoring
• Involvement in service development and improvement processes.
Skills Essential
• Organisational and management skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to adapt to varying clinical situations
• Shows leadership and a broad range of change management skills
  
  As a Band 6 Remote Monitoring Clinician you will: Provide leadership to the team on shift and support the development of the service through leading on projects and audits. Support the clinical coordination of the team on shift. Lead the onboarding and clinical management for patients on remote monitoring. Develop your clinical skills in conducting remote clinical assessments and treatment for patients across the Virtual Ward pathways. Develop new skills outside of your normal scope of practice to enable a single holistic assessment approach, following established escalation pathways.
The role will be primarily office based within the Virtual Ward Hub. At present the role is core working hours 08:00 - 18:00 with weekend/bank holiday working on a rota basis. The wider Virtual Ward service operates 7 days a week covering shifts 08:00 until 22:00. About us We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes. In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'. In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.