Registered Nursing Associate - Discharge Clinician Virtual Wards We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse Associate (RNA) to join our innovative Virtual Ward Team as a Discharge Clinician . This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a cutting-edge healthcare model, enabling patients to receive hospital-level care in the comfort of their own homes. As part of the Virtual Ward Team, you will play a vital role in ensuring smooth and safe discharge from acute hospitals for patients, supporting their transition to ongoing home-based treatment.
Be a part of our forward-thinking Virtual Ward Team and help us redefine patient care!
Main duties of the job This role is an opportunity for a Registered Nurse Associate with NMC registration and an appropriate Foundation Degree.
Assess and prepare patients for discharge from the acute hospital onto the Virtual Ward (VW), ensuring they are ready for a safe transition to community care at the place they call home. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals, to identify patients suitable for the Virtual Ward, identifying clinical needs and liaising with the VW Hub coordinators. Consider a range of factors regarding service capacity/occupancy and consider this when reviewing potential patients to meet clinical priorities/consider acute flow pressures/VW availability. Work together with the VW Hub to complete onboarding processes and handover care and escalation plans. Coordinate necessary equipment, medications, and any care/AHP support to facilitate timely and efficient discharges onto the Virtual Ward caseload. Provide education and support to patients and their families on the VW service. Ensure accurate documentation of patient records, discharge plans, and communications with healthcare professionals. Person Specification Qualifications Fd in Health & Social Care NMC Registration as a Nursing Associate Fully Completed Care Certificate GCSE Grade A-C English & Maths or Equivalent Evidence of continuing professional development Have completed training or study in areas relevant to the role applied for, or be willing to undertake, for example: venepuncture, urethral catheterisation, leg ulcer dressings (depending on area of practice) Experience Experience relevant to area of practice applied for Experience of working with patients & families from a range of cultures & backgrounds Experience of self-directed working and working as part of a team Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills Have experience in more than one area of practice Other health care related experience Community or Social Care experience Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time, Job share
Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year pro rata
Job locations Eastbourne DGH / Conquest Hospital - base to be agreed
Reference number 374-CFKN006-A
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