The Royal Berkshire
FY3 Doctor in Virtual Hospital
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Virtual Acute Care Unit (VACU) Team at the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust (RBFT)
The Virtual Acute Care Unit (VACU) team at the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust (RBFT) is forward-thinking and dynamic, always willing to embrace new ways of working that benefit our patients. This is an exciting opportunity to help continue the development and management of the RBFT’s VHS directorate.
Services
The services operate from 08:00 - 20:00hrs across 7 days. The roster will reflect the need to provide cover during these times with an approximately 1:3.5 - 1:4 weekend cover.
Role Overview
The successful candidates will support the management of patients remotely in a place they call home, as opposed to within an onsite in-patient bed.
Models of Care
This care and management will be delivered across three models:
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Virtual Management
- With the use of remote monitoring equipment, telephony systems, remote assessment, and management.
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Face to Face
- Through the dedicated VACU's clinical space, when the patient needs necessitate physical examinations, diagnostics & imaging, as well as treatments such as invasive line placement and IV therapies.
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- VACU@home
- As we continue to develop, we have successfully piloted our VACU@home service that allows for delivery of care within the patient’s own home. This remains part of our roadmap.
Daily Operations
The average day consists of arriving at the VACU on the Royal Berkshire Hospital site, where following the operational meeting & handover, an allocated caseload of patients will be assigned to each team member. The post holders will work within the multi-disciplinary team, consisting of VACU Consultants and speciality teams, Physician Associates, Nursing Staff, dedicated Pharmacist, and Clinical Administrators, to provide the service.
The Post Holder Will
- Take part in the management of patients that meet the eligibility criteria to be managed by the VACU service.
- Work across all 7 days of the week on site at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
- Support the development of the VACU across care pathways at the RBFT, ensuring safe and high quality care is provided.
- Support the patient admission process by helping with monitoring equipment deployments, educating patients about how to monitor their observations, symptoms, and how to escalate or inform the team of changes.
- Utilize systems and processes, including remote prescribing and the electronic patient record to coordinate care, complete treatment, and effectively discharge back to community services.
- Actively be involved in clinical governance, patient safety, and quality audit.
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About the Location
The Trust is based in Reading, which sits on the river Thames, and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live and work.
About the Trust
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust as Good.
We have many opportunities for development and have been awarded University Status by the University of Reading.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr. Andy Walden
- Job Title: Clinical Lead for Virtual Hospital Services
- Email Address: andrew.walden@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 0118 322 8104
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