Locum Consultant - Virtual Hospital | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The main duties of this role are based at Watford General Hospital, with some scope to work alongside our Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) colleagues at their site in the BRE Building (Bucknalls Lane, Watford Herts, WD25 9XX)
The Virtual Hospital (VH) is looking for qualified individuals who will help deliver 14 PAs to the VH, and as such, applications are welcomed from those who are unable to work full time for any reason or those wishing to job-share. Ideally, we are looking for a 7 PA minimum commitment.
The West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (WHTHT) virtual ward program, a system collaboration with Central London Community Healthcare Trust (CLCH), has been instrumental in maintaining WHTHT’s reputation for innovation. Currently our virtual wards include ABC (Asthma, Bronchiectasis and COPD), heart failure (HF), General Medicine (GM), Frailty and Post-surgical Colorectal.
Our consultant/GP team take primary responsibility for the patient and work alongside speciality teams delivery a mufti disciplinary approach to patient management.The post will provide Consultant level leadership to the 75 core hub pathways (GM, HF and ABC), with plans for expansion in the future.
Provide strong clinical leadership and strategic influence, promoting quality, innovation and supporting the Virtual Ward to deliver high quality patient services outside of a traditional hospital setting. Reviewing and triaging new patient referrals for suitability, Creating appropriate and comprehensive clinical management plan.
Maintain and support the virtual ward pathways including the General Medicine pathway and covering the respiratory ABC patients 1 week in 10.
To support, along with the rest of the digital team, key digital milestones such as roll-outs and implementations of new systems.
Contribute to the operational and governance structure for the existing virtual wards and their clinical teams, be accountable for performance against agreed KPIs/trajectory and data reporting structures for virtual medicine, support the external representation of WHTHT’s virtual hospital program in the ICS and Nationally.
To help develop pathways for patients to be admitted to the VH directly from Emergency Medicine and the community the external representation of WHTHT’s virtual hospital program in the ICS and Nationally.To help develop pathways for patients to be admitted to the VH directly from Emergency Medicine and the community.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net
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Main duties of the job:You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in a relevant medical specialty (i.e. Acute/ General Medicine) or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview or alternatively, be on General Practice register with 2 years post registration with significant experience of inpatient general medicine.
For GPs applying, it is essential to hold current GMC certificate, and it is desirable MRCP graduate.
These posts have been created to enable expansion of the Virtual Ward service which has already proven to reduce length of stay and improve patient experience.
Job Responsibilities- Support and expand current VH pathways
- Provide clinical leadership within the Virtual Hospital
- Ensure that good clinical care is provided to the patients within the Virtual Hospital
- 9-5 Monday to Friday
1:10 weekends 9-2pm on site and 2-8pm on-call from home
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Mar 2025