Sister/Charge Nurse - Virtual Ward
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join the expanding Virtual Ward service. The role involves supporting patients to transition safely from acute hospital care into community pathways, providing acute-level care in their homes. Key responsibilities include advanced assessment, care coordination, discharge planning, and clinical case management for frail patients. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to reduce avoidable admissions and facilitate early supported discharge.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive assessments of frail patients to determine suitability for Virtual Ward pathways and support safe discharge from acute services.
- Coordinate care across acute, community and primary care services to ensure seamless patient transitions and continuity of care.
- Manage a caseload of patients, developing and implementing personalised care plans that promote recovery and independence at home.
- Monitor patients using remote monitoring technology and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration through agreed escalation processes.
- Provide clinical leadership, support junior colleagues, and contribute to service development, quality improvement and pathway redesign initiatives.
- Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, governance, safeguarding and professional practice in accordance with the NMC Code and Trust policies.
Essential criteria
- We are Kind
- We are Open
- We are Inclusive
- Registered Nurse Diploma / degree level or equivalent experience
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 3 ILM or equivalent) or working towards
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Experience of leading a team in a clinical environment
- Research awareness and commitment to evidence-based practice
- Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
- Understanding key features of Clinical governance
- Knowledge of audit & audit procedures
- Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
- Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department
- Ability to act as a change agent
- Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
- Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record
- Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period
- Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration for patient clinical work
- Occasional distressing / highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, complaints, concerns arising from incident communicated to patients and relatives
- Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 13d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Are you an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse with a passion for improving outcomes for older people living with frailty? An exciting opportunity to join our expanding Virtual Ward service, supporting patients to transition safely from acute hospital care into community-pathways while receiving acute-level care in their home. The role focuses on advanced assessment, care coordination, discharge planning, and clinical case management for patients requiring ongoing support following an acute episode of illness.
Working within Frailty SDEC, Frailty Wards, and alongside community services, you will play a pivotal role in reducing avoidable admissions,facilitating early supported discharge, and ensuring seamless transitions of care across organisational boundaries. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams,
This is an excellent opportunity for a nurse with significant post-registration experience in frailty, elderly care, acute medicine, community services, or urgent care, who is passionate about service improvement, clinical excellence, and delivering care closer to home. If you share our values of being Kind, Open and Inclusive, and are committed to providing high-quality care for some of our most vulnerable patients, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As Virtual Ward Nurse:
- Undertake comprehensive assessments of f
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