Job summaryWe are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and engaging individuals, who have a passion for the delivery of high-quality patient care within the community.Our General Acute Medicine and Frailty Virtual Ward is a new and innovative Service, which has an agreed admission criteria and works in partnership with supporting care services to deliver acute care in the patient's own home. The aim of a virtual ward is to reduce length of acute hospital stay and/or avoid hospital admission; this leads to quicker recovery and reduces disruption to patients', and their carers' lives. This means we can proactively manage people living with frailty athome, and for those that have a sub-acute episode we can improve a patient's experience and outcomes. In addition, this means we have more space in our hospitals for acutely unwell patients and reduces the pressure on urgent care.The main priorities will be to lead the Case Management and Bed Management of the Virtual Ward. Management of Virtual Ward staff including the management of the Virtual Ward Clinical Lead and the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will be pivotal to the success of this serviceThe Matron role is expected to be part of an on call rota with the other Senior ManagersIt is essential that all applicants must be able to drive and have access to a car for business use.Main duties of the jobThe role is responsible for the case management of the South west up to 134 virtual ward beds.The Service is managed over 7 days per week 8am-10pm and the role is expected to part of an on call rota with the other Senior Managers; Working in partnership to develop, strengthen and optimise the Virtual Ward admission and discharge pathways that includes engagement with Emergency Acute Portals, Wards, Community Services, and GPsManagement of Virtual Ward staff including the management of the Virtual Ward Clinical Lead and the Advanced Clinical Practitioner(ACP)About usBy joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;Supporting your career development and progressionExcellent NHS Pension schemeGenerous maternity, paternity and adoption leaveOptions for flexible workingUp to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leaveExtensive Health and Wellbeing support and resourcesIf you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patientsLease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rateSalary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business ratesSalary sacrifice bikes up to £2kFree car parking at all trust sitesFree flu vaccinations every yearCitizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesDirect Management of the virtual ward beds to ensure that we are maximising and monitoring the agreed bed capacity in each geopgraphical area at any given time.Taking the Lead, in working with referring services and the Unscheduled Care Co-ordination Centre in making decisions on accepting or declining patients onto the Virtual Ward.Responsible for the case management and allocation of patients to the Virtual Ward clinical staffing that have been referred through to the Virtual Ward based on the level of acuity of the patient.Liaising and engaging with key professionals, including Acute Medics, Senior Managers, Senior Clinicians, GPs, Community Senior Managers and Local Authority Leads to ensure that all are working to the agreed operating pathways for the virtual ward and achieving the same goal of patient clinical safety, admission avoidance and supported early discharge where possible.For more information regarding this role, please review the attached job descriptionPerson SpecificationExperienceEssentialNMC or HCPC registrationLeadership and Management QualificationSkillsEssentialExperience of providing highly specialised advice concerning careDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameMidlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustAddressheath Hayes heath centreHeath HayeWS12 3TGEmployer's websitehttps://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)