Nurse Practitioner - SMART Team

at  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

You will triage, assess, plan and implement the care of patients who are transferred home under the care of the SMART service, into a virtual ward in the community. All our patients use Remote patient monitoring, hence a good clinical knowledge in analysing vital signs and escalating clinical concerns for urgent treatment via our virtual pathway is essential The SMART Service is nurse led, therefore the ability to work autonomously as well as effectively within a team is essential. The work will include driving to visit patients in the community therefore it is essential that you have a full driving license and a car. Members of SMART work autonomously, therefore we are looking for someone with excellent evidence based experience in the care of acute patients.
Specific training will be provided to facilitate the pathways covered by SMART in the community. Confidence, good communication skills and the ability to make sound decisions is also vital. Be working in an acute sphere of practice and have current experience of assessing, plan investigations, discuss possible provisional diagnosis, instigate and execute treatment pathways for acutely unwell adult patients from all specialties. We are always very keen to expand the service further so any new ideas are welcomed.
To work as a clinically independent and autonomous practitioner, participate and manage a defined patient caseload, as an all rounded Surgical and Medical patient Care Nurse Practitioner in the SMART. Works with ED/SDEC/Lister Assessment Centre/Hot clinics/SAU/ESAC/Theatre recovery/Interventional radiology and all speciality out patient departments/ inpatient wards and community Virtual wards, to initiate admissions onto SMART virtual ward encouraging early supportive discharge and admissions avoidance into acute beds. Carries out patient assessment and plans, implements and evaluates the best course of action through the following activities: To provide expert clinical nursing assessment, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive programmers of professional development, providing highly specialist advice and maintaining associated records, utilizing the Nurse Practitioner knowledge and skills. To provide specialized advise and care either via SMART remote patient technology or face to face in clinic/patients home.
Prescribes for patients within patient group directives (PGDS) according to local and national policies and procedures and agreed by SMART Acute physician Consultant who will be responsible for the patients

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