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Hospital at Home - Recruitment
Recruiting Staff Across Greater Manchester For Virtual Wards
Background
Hospital at Home, also known as Virtual Wards, allow patients to get the care they need at home safely and conveniently, rather than being in hospital. The NHS is increasingly introducing virtual wards to support people at the place they call home, including care homes.
Thousands of people across England are benefitting from being treated at home on a virtual ward. This innovative approach is delivering high quality care, safely and conveniently for people at home – where they would rather be.
Greater Manchester is leading the way on this important national service improvement programme for NHS. Health Innovation Manchester, on behalf of NHS GM Integrated Care, is coordinating the roll-out across Greater Manchester and ensuring organisations have the support in delivering these new services with the right technology, and most importantly, the right staff.
See the current Hospital at Home job vacancies in Greater Manchester below.
What is Hospital at Home?
Hospital at Home provides hospital-level care and remote monitoring for patients from the place they call home, preventing admission or allowing them to continue their treatment from home earlier.
Multidisciplinary teams are ensuring people receive high quality care. This includes daily senior clinical reviews, using cutting-edge monitoring devices, clinical advice, smartphones and other technology. Healthcare professionals may also visit a patient’s home to provide face-to-face care.
The expansion of virtual wards is supported by evidence demonstrating benefits for patients, staff and the health care system. For example, there is good evidence that patients on frailty virtual wards have better outcomes than those treated in hospital.
Why Work on a Virtual Ward?
The expansion of virtual wards across Greater Manchester is both significant and exciting. By joining the virtual ward team, you will be part of a nationally important and evolving service.
Virtual wards allow patients to get the care they need at home safely and conveniently, rather than being in hospital. Patients can recover in a familiar and relaxed environment, whilst knowing you are there to provide the support and care that they need.
Be part of something new, and contribute to a service that is already starting to show evidence of the benefits to patients and their families.
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Current Hospital at Home Job Vacancies in Greater Manchester
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our team, supporting patients under the care of Salford’s Virtual Ward.
As a Senior Pharmacist, you will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service, encompassing new ways of working, and providing care to respiratory, cardiology and frailty patients within the Virtual Ward environment.
We are looking for someone with extensive clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience. You will need to have excellent communication skills, the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team as well as experience of supervising other staff and providing education and training.
The role will additionally involve leading and implementing service improvements and expansion. The successful candidate will be provided with support from an experienced pharmacy team, as well as opportunities for personal growth and career development.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Administrator to work within the newly formed and innovative Hospital and care at home service on the Royal Oldham Hospital site.
The post holder will work within the Hospital and care at home team alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide and maintain a high level of service. He/she will provide comprehensive secretarial/administrative support within their directorate/area of work, whilst promoting a professional image and always maintaining confidentiality.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for several B6 practitioners to work within the newly formed and innovative Hospital and care at home service on the Oldham site. The post holder will work within the Hospital and care at home team alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide and maintain a high level of service.
The current pathways are related to respiratory, frailty, and acute medicine infection pathways, with cardiology pathways in development therefore you should have experience within one of these specialties.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the service with a range of skills and clinical expertise and will consider applicants from any of the following backgrounds, Clinical Pharmacy, Registered nurses, and Allied health professionals. You need to be flexible, hardworking, have excellent communication skills and appreciate the need for professional development within your practice to ensure we establish a responsive and effective team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated General Practitioner to join our Frailty Team working as an integral part of our multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting time to be considering joining Oldham care organisation, we are looking to significantly increase our senior medical clinicians within our geriatric, medicine and Frailty teams with flexible working opportunities. We are very keen to include GPwSI in our teams and improve the interfaces between primary and secondary care.
Our innovative team currently comprises:
A frailty team consisting of ACP’s, Nurses, Therapist’s, prescribing pharmacist and social worker- this team identifies and reduces LOS for frail patients, identify and onboard onto the virtual ward with Consultant support and turn suitable patients around from A&E with an MDT in reach, working collaboratively with the community and primary care services,supporting healthcare provided at home and early discharge from hospital wherever appropriate.
The successful candidate will provide senior review for patients suitable for admission to the frailty virtual ward providing hospital care at home, providing a high standard of clinical care whilst supporting new ways of delivering quality services.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Care of the Elderly / Frailty, as well as an interest in general medicine or the motivation to learn and professionally develop while working in a supportive environment.
Case Study: Tania, Virtual Ward Patient in 2022, Stockport
I have a number of long term conditions, one of which is Bronchiectasis. I caught COVID on March 3 2022. I called 111 and they said I was a good candidate for the antivirals. However, when they looked into it, the antiviral medication you take at home clashed with some of the other mediation I was on. I ended up having to go into hospital to have it by IV.
When I left, they gave me an oximeter and said you will be on a virtual ward for two weeks. I said ‘what exactly is going to happen?’. They said you will go home and we will arrange a time for a nurse to phone you every day, they will talk to you about your symptoms and any questions you may have. I just thought ‘wow – that’s pretty good’.
I took my sats (oxygen saturation) each day and they’d ask for my temperature. It was really reassuring and comforting; I felt the security of knowing someone was at the end of the line. Without the virtual ward I think they probably would have kept me in hospital to monitor me.
If someone asked me whether they should go on a virtual ward, I would say ‘go ahead’. You don’t have to wait for visits, you don’t have to wait for a doctor. There’s no anxiety; it is very calming; you’re familiar with everything around you. I found being able to use my own shower, wash my hair in my own bathroom, it just made such a difference – it all contributes to you getting better.
At one point the nurse said she wanted me to talk to the doctor about my medication as my symptoms got worse; within 15 minutes of putting down the phone I had a call from the doctor on the virtual ward. She said if I followed her advice and increased my steroids I was safe enough to continue at home; it was amazing.
In the past when I have been in hospital, as I’ve neared the end of my stay I have felt ok and then when I have come home I have felt insecure and anxious and a little bit frightened of coming home. It is like a culture shock coming back home and learning to readjust. With a virtual ward you don’t get that culture shock because you’re already home.