Respiratory Virtual Ward Practitioner

RESPIRATORY VIRTUAL WARD PRACTIONER BAND 7
FULL TIME/PART TIME/JOB SHARE

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Division of Unplanned Care for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the Virtual Ward service, which is imminently due to launch. This important post will work alongside a team of Consultant Physicians and Physiotherapists in Respiratory Medicine in the provision of the Virtual Ward working across both the community and hospital. You will spend your time providing specialist treatments and advice in order to optimise respiratory patients identified as safe to discharge to the virtual wards from the ED and inpatient hospital bed cohort. This will reduce length of stay and optimise patient experience by enabling them to receive safe clinical specialist care in the comfort of their own home.

If you are a dynamic individual with experience in Respiratory physiotherapy or nursing, keen to take on a new challenge and develop this innovative and unique role we would love to hear from you.

You must have at least 5 years post-graduate experience with relevant clinical practice in Acute and Chronic Respiratory Medicine at a senior level. Your role will include supervising and supporting junior members of staff and working closely with your medical and nursing colleagues to ensure a seamless service for patients across both the acute hospital and community respiratory teams.

You will be comprehensively supported and supervised through individual performance review and CPD and be given plenty of opportunities to consolidate and develop your skills.

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

The South West London Collaborative Bank

Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

- Caring - Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe - Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible - All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other - Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients