- Administrator for setting up patients and clinicians on to the COPD Virtual Ward.
- Provide digital training to patients at home.
- Support patients with technical queries and issues that the patient or clinician has identified using the equipment.
- Support monitoring compliance of the digital platform as part of the COPD Virtual Ward and liaise with patients and clinical staff.
- Updating patient records and collecting data that demonstrates the impact of the virtual ward on reduced levels of emergency attendances and admissions.
- Working collaboratively with referring services and key stakeholders to promote and raise awareness of the COPD Virtual Ward.
- Visit patients on discharge or within 24 hours in their home to set-up the digital monitoring platform.
- Monitor patients health via the COPD VW dashboard.
- Daily monitoring of technical issues of the digital platform and if needed make the required home visit to investigate reasons and resolve any issues.
- Assisting with the implementation and monitoring of standards and outcomes.
- Reporting back and sharing information with the COPD team and the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS).
- Managing a patient tracker and data to demonstrate reduction in length of stay (LOS).
- To seek advice and guidance from professionals as appropriate. Understanding when and who to escalate concerns to.
- Recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the Case Manager or Team Lead.
- Assisting in the assessment of and contribute to the management of risk across several areas within the patients home environment.
- Supporting the Programme Lead, with the planning, monitoring, and delivery of key milestones.
Personal/Professional Development
To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence
To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trusts appraisal process.
Health and Safety
To take reasonable care for your own Health and Safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
To co-operate with University Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to.
To comply and adhere to individual and role specific responsibilities as stated in the Trust Health and Safety Policy (HSand all other Health and Safety related policies.
As part of the NHSE Virtual Ward agenda, this post will be the main Co-ordinator for the co-ordination, telecare monitoring and facilitator for the Virtual Ward Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) service. The role will be the main co-ordinator of COPD patients, identified to use digital tools to identify worsening symptoms of COPD so that early support and interventions can be made and avoid escalated deteriorating health which can often result in unnecessary hospital attendances and/or hospitalisation. The post holder will work alongside the CNS team to support patients identified for surgical intervention. The role requires travel across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and Stafford.
- Clinical Care: Providing Home Visiting and Clinic support to the Specialist Nursing Team either collaboratively or independently. You will be able to utilise your existing clinical skills and have the opportunity to gain an accredited qualification in Spirometry.
- Utilising Digital Remote Monitoring (DRM) to manage a changing cohort of COPD patients in accordance with a structured triage process. The postholder will support COPD patients using digital tools to identify worsening symptoms of COPD ensuring early support and interventions can be implemented to avoid deteriorating health and unnecessary hospitalisation.
- Administrative support to the team. This will involve daily co-ordination of team activity and active involvement in service development such as:
- Support monitoring compliance of the digital platform as part of the COPD Virtual Ward and liaise with patients and clinical staff.
- Updating patient records and collecting data that demonstrates the impact of the virtual ward on reduced levels of emergency attendances and admissions.
- Reporting back and sharing information with the COPD team and the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS).
- Managing a patient tracker and data to demonstrate reduction in length of stay (LOS).
- Administrator for setting up patients and clinicians on to the COPD Virtual Ward.
- Provide digital training to patients at home.
- Support patients with technical queries and issues that the patient or clinician has identified using the equipment.
- Support monitoring compliance of the digital platform as part of the COPD Virtual Ward and liaise with patients and clinical staff.
- Updating patient records and collecting data that demonstrates the impact of the virtual ward on reduced levels of emergency attendances and admissions.
- Working collaboratively with referring services and key stakeholders to promote and raise awareness of the COPD Virtual Ward.
- Visit patients on discharge or within 24 hours in their home to set-up the digital monitoring platform.
- Monitor patients health via the COPD VW dashboard.
- Daily monitoring of technical issues of the digital platform and if needed make the required home visit to investigate reasons and resolve any issues.
- Assisting with the implementation and monitoring of standards and outcomes.
- Reporting back and sharing information with the COPD team and the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS).
- Managing a patient tracker and data to demonstrate reduction in length of stay (LOS).
- To seek advice and guidance from professionals as appropriate. Understanding when and who to escalate concerns to.
- Recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the Case Manager or Team Lead.
- Assisting in the assessment of and contribute to the management of risk across several areas within the patients home environment.
- Supporting the Programme Lead, with the planning, monitoring, and delivery of key milestones.
Personal/Professional Development
To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence
To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trusts appraisal process.
Health and Safety
To take reasonable care for your own Health and Safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
To co-operate with University Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to.
To comply and adhere to individual and role specific responsibilities as stated in the Trust Health and Safety Policy (HSand all other Health and Safety related policies.
As part of the NHSE Virtual Ward agenda, this post will be the main Co-ordinator for the co-ordination, telecare monitoring and facilitator for the Virtual Ward Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) service. The role will be the main co-ordinator of COPD patients, identified to use digital tools to identify worsening symptoms of COPD so that early support and interventions can be made and avoid escalated deteriorating health which can often result in unnecessary hospital attendances and/or hospitalisation. The post holder will work alongside the CNS team to support patients identified for surgical intervention. The role requires travel across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and Stafford.
- Clinical Care: Providing Home Visiting and Clinic support to the Specialist Nursing Team either collaboratively or independently. You will be able to utilise your existing clinical skills and have the opportunity to gain an accredited qualification in Spirometry.
- Utilising Digital Remote Monitoring (DRM) to manage a changing cohort of COPD patients in accordance with a structured triage process. The postholder will support COPD patients using digital tools to identify worsening symptoms of COPD ensuring early support and interventions can be implemented to avoid deteriorating health and unnecessary hospitalisation.
- Administrative support to the team. This will involve daily co-ordination of team activity and active involvement in service development such as:
- Support monitoring compliance of the digital platform as part of the COPD Virtual Ward and liaise with patients and clinical staff.
- Updating patient records and collecting data that demonstrates the impact of the virtual ward on reduced levels of emergency attendances and admissions.
- Reporting back and sharing information with the COPD team and the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS).
- Managing a patient tracker and data to demonstrate reduction in length of stay (LOS).
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