Senior Staff Nurse

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Staff Nurse (SSN) to join our Virtual Ward team. This is a dynamic and rewarding role that offers the opportunity to work at the interface of community and secondary care, managing acutely unwell patients with complex needs. The SSN will be instrumental in delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care to patients who would otherwise require hospital admission.

The post holder will work closely with the other members of the VW team (ACP, B7 nurses and physio, B6 nurses and APs) and also with the Urgent Community Response (UCR) team, and a wide range of multidisciplinary professionals across the Integrated Care System (ICS). The role involves clinical decision-making, advanced assessment and diagnostic skills, and the ability to manage risk in complex and unpredictable situations.

This is a full-time position, with the service operating on a rota basis from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. The SSN will be expected to work flexibly across various pathways, including frailty, respiratory, palliative, and long-term conditions, ensuring a robust and responsive service offer.

As an Senior Staff Nurse you will play a crucial role in delivering acute care to patients in their own homes through our Virtual Ward service. You will work autonomously and collaboratively across primary, community, and secondary care settings to manage patients with complex and acute conditions, helping to prevent hospital admissions and support early discharge.

Your responsibilities will include:

Triaging referrals to the Virtual Ward Hub

Conducting comprehensive assessments, physical examinations, and diagnostic investigations.

Managing acute and long-term conditions, including frailty, respiratory illness, and palliative care needs.

Liaising with GPs, pharmacists, district nurses, social workers, and specialty teams across the Integrated Care System (ICS).

Supporting seamless care transitions between acute and community settings.

Contributing to the development of virtual ward pathways and service redesign.

Participating in departmental meetings and representing the service as required.

Supporting the development of colleagues and students through teaching, supervision, and mentorship.

Promoting a culture of learning and reflective practice.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work flexibly across key services including frailty, respiratory, palliative, and community care, while contributing to the transformation of acute care delivery in Nottingham City

We are aprovider of NHS Community Health Services, City Care exists to support thehealth and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health andcare partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with apassion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a differenceeveryday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values ofkindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do,guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistentlydeliver high quality compassionate care.

As a social enterprise we aim to addsocial value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping tomake a difference in peoples lives.

City Care valuethe benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-representedwithin our organisation.

We are proud to be a forces-friendlyorganisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, andmilitary spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions youbring.

City Care is anequal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact People Services on . City Care is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.

Job Purpose

Virtual wards support patients, who would otherwise be in hospital, to receive the acute care, remote monitoring, and treatment they…