Virtual Services Team ManagerNHS

Job summary

Closing Date: 14.10.26

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 15.10.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 21.10.26

The Virtual Ward is an innovative service and the aim to is support people to receive care, support and interventions within their own home, this improves the quality of care for the individuals, reduces the length of time people stay in hospital, reduces the need for people to be admitted to hospital and ensure beds are available to treat the acute admissions.

The successful applicant will provide clinical leadership and line management to the Virtual Services Team. The aim of Virtual Ward is to support people to receive care, support and interventions they need in their own home which will lead to improved quality of life and outcomes for people as well as reducing hospital length of stay and unavoidable hospital admissions. They are expected to lead by example, motivate and empower team members to achieve their potential and provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the Virtual Services Team to whom staff, patients and their families can turn to for assistance advice and support in relation to their hospital discharge and care needs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and line management to the Virtual Services Team. The aim of Virtual Ward is to support people to receive care, support and interventions they need in their own home which will lead to improved quality of life and outcomes for people as well as reducing hospital length of stay and unavoidable hospital admissions

The team manager will:

Lead by example, motivate and empower team members to achieve their potential

Provide clinical leadership and line management to the staff

Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the Virtual Services Team to whom staff, patients and their families can turn to for assistance advice and support in relation to their hospital discharge and care needs.

Create and maintain a learning environment that ensures that the educational professional and practise development needs of the staff are met

Work Trust wide to promote the safe and effective utilisation of virtual care pathways.

The role entails working across organisations and links with social services and Primary Care Teams and is key in working with family and carers to support the safe community based care.

Job description

Coordinate and manage the Virtual Services team and ensure good working relationships and systems with other agencies.

To use high level communication skills to provide and receive complex information.

To maintain a professional attitude at all times and develop the role of the staff to the highest professionalstandards.

Provide advice and information to staff ensuring consistent high standard of communication.

The post holder will be responsible for creating and maintaining a learning environment that ensures that the educational professional and practise development needs of the staff are met. The role entails working across organisations and links with social services and Primary Care Teams and is key in working with family and carers to support the safe community-based care.

A full Driving license is essential for this post

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.