Specialist Practitioner in Frailty

3 weeks ago


Margate, United Kingdom East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

As a team our aim is to support people living with frailty and their relatives/carers when they are attending the acute hospital, we offer early identification of frailty, comprehensive clinical assessment and person-centred support to individuals, support for carers and education to staff. We are expanding our model of care to include a Frailty Assessment Unit, which brings with it an exciting opportunity to be a part of a passionate team, delivering the highest quality support to people living with Frailty.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for professionals who have previous experience of working in an Acute Frailty area, with evidence of ongoing professional development. You must be highly motivated and possess excellent clinical skills. You will be experienced in working under pressure and have the ability to work independently.

We will provide you with a Trust and Local induction program, leadership and management development, coaching and mentoring opportunities. You will be supported by a dedicated Frailty MDT.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

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