Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Nurse for Care Homes
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Specialist Nurse for Care Homes – Greenwich
About the Role
Our ‘Home First’” target="VIII) vision is to deliver the highest quality of care in the safest environment, prioritising residents’ homes where possible.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Adult Community Physical Health Services for a Specialist Nurse for Care Homes in Greenwich. Join us as we develop transformation projects like our Virtual Ward programme, keeping patients out of hospital and supporting community-based care.
As part of the Complex Case Management in Care Homes service, this role operates under the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework. You’ll act as a Senior Nurse, collaborating with Primary Care, community teams (Care Home Managers, Social Care), social work, and multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) to optimise resident care, reduce hospital admissions, and maintain high standards in care homes.
Key responsibilities include coordinating EHCH implementation across Greenwich, managing interventions with input from:
- Care Home Staff
- Geriatricians
- Lonly Advisory & Support (LAS)
- GPs & Primary Care professionals
- Adult Social Care
- Other specialists where needed
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead multi-disciplinary initiatives to support residents with complex chronic conditions, focusing on older adults with frailty.
- Work with MDTs to develop interventions that improve health and wellbeing while keeping residents safe at home.
- Drive Oxford model best practices and align with Greenwich’s Home First Virtual Ward goals.
- Foster high-functioning relationships among diverse stakeholders (clinicians, social workers, care staff).
- Focus on early discharge management, preventive strategies, and reducing inappropriate hospitalisations.
- Collaborate across sectors, including NHS, local authorities, and voluntary partners.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Direct experience in nursing for older adults (preferably within care homes).
- Proven capability in multi-agency working—leading diverse teams and collaborating with medical colleagues.
- Strong skills in complex case management (frailty, dementia, or long-term illness).
- Commitment to quality improvement and patient-centred care.
- Experience coordinating Virtual Ward or community resilience models (advantageous).
- Living or working in east/lower London for effective integration with stakeholders.
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About Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas provides life-changing NHS services across South East London, Kent, and Bristol. From district nursing to psychiatry, our multidisciplinary teams span outpatient clinics, sectors, schools, prisons, hospitals, and homes. As the largest NHS prison healthcare provider in Kent and South London, we are driven by our core values:
- Kind
- Fair
- Listen
- Care
We move to action our updated Core Purpose and Values daily.
Next Steps
For more information please get in touch with:
Helen Michel Complex Case Manager – Greenwich Care Homes 📧 helen.michel@nhs.net 📞 07385 394499
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