Remote Monitoring Hub Clinician

TheVirtual Wardservice is available 12 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.,

• 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 provides hospital and community services across Croydon through a range of clinics and specialist centres. Formed in August 2010 from the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust, we employ around 4,100 staff serving a diverse population of over 360,000 people.
Our main site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We are also leading the way in delivering more healthcare in community settings and people's homes. Our district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons care for people of all ages across the borough. Like the wider NHS, we are working hard to meet increasing demand. With the right people on board, we continue to innovate and transform our services to provide the highest quality care for local residents. We place strong emphasis on education, training and career development for all staff. If you want to make a real difference, challenge yourself and be part of a Trust that's shaping local healthcare, Croydon Health Services could be the place for you. At Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.