Job overview

Hospital at home supports patients, in conjunction with the Virtual Ward Hub at Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust (GHFT) who would otherwise be in hospital, to get the acute care, remote monitoring, and treatment they need in their place of residence.

The role of the Hospital at Home Team Practitioner is dynamic, and the post holder will be highly proactive in delivering treatments and ongoing monitoring for both step up and step down patients on the Virtual Ward.

As a community-based service the post holder will also work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team including the IV Therapy Team to provide high quality, evidenced-based care.

As a countywide service, access to transport is essential. This band 5 post will have a requirement to participate in a shared rota to allow countywide service provision 7 days per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the Hospital at Home team providing  advice and support to service users and members of the multidisciplinary team.

This will include:

•    Supporting the development of the service
•    Facilitating the provision of high quality care for patients treated within community hospital in-patient and out-patient settings as well as within their own home, clinic or other care facility
•    Ensuring evidence based practice and innovative models of care are delivered at all times
•    Assisting with the evaluation of clinical pathways, policies and procedures for managing IV Therapy in the community.
•    Promoting a multi professional approach to care delivery within GHC and GHFT Virtual Ward clinical hub, and across organisational boundaries.
•    Providing support and advice for nurses, other professionals, patients and their carer’s.
•    Developing close working partnerships with secondary care providers; local and regional specialists; other health professionals and voluntary services involved in the patients care will be paramount
•    Assisting in the development and delivery of competency based training and education within the specialist field of IV therapy
•    Actively participates in clinical audits and research within this specialist area
•    Participate in the shared rota to enable 7 day per week service delivery.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.