Specialist Frailty Practitioner

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

We are excited to be able to recruit a new person to join our existing team of Specialist Frailty Practitioners (nurses and therapists) in the delivery of the Royal London Hospital’s Frailty service. 

The Specialist Frailty Practitioner will deliver person centred care, frailty screening and comprehensive assessment for older adults with frailty, both within the hospital and within Tower Hamlets community. These fixed term posts will include weekend working as we offer a seven-day service therefore the postholder must be available to work within a flexible rota.

Main duties of the job

This post will be of potential interest to staff who are working at Band 6 or 7 with older people, have an understanding of frailty and comprehensive geriatric assessment, and wish to progress and apply their expertise in a stimulating clinical environment.

We can offer strong support for development within an expert team.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Relevant post-registration clinical practice experience Experience working in the care of older people and those living with frailty.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered or Chartered Health Practitioner

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines Ability to work as part of an effective multi-disciplinary team. Ability to work independently and as part of a team Moving and Handling Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care Ability to monitor the quality of own work and others Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so

Desirable criteria

Phlebotomy/Cannulation Intravenous accreditation

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