Frailty Advanced Practitioner

5 days ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

This opportunity has risen to be part of a multi
- disciplinary frailty team that provides autonomous clinical support to the care of patients undertaking frailty health assessments: diagnoses, treating, and discharging patients within their own competence.
The Advanced Practitioner (AP) will provide expert care and treatment to patients within agreed protocols and clinical guidelines. However, the AP also has the ability to make decisions outside these frameworks, where necessary based on best practice.
The post will be expected to rotate between our acute sites at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC), Frailty hospital at home team that delivers acute care in the community, community inpatient areas at Amersham and Buckinghamshire and our day unit at Wycombe General Hospital. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and the post holder will be required to work flexibly to accommodate a developing 24hr frailty model of care.
Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness
- Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision-making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
- Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to patients and clients.
- Work in partnership with patients and support them to manage and live their lives.

In addition, they will help develop a practice development programme for staff in Frailty Team and Department of Medicine for Older People, who will also be caring for these patients.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

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