Job summary
Are you a motivated individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment, who aspires to deliver high quality, patient-centred care within a team of innovative professionals? If so, we would value you in our team!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 or existing Band 6 Nurse to join the Frailty Interface Team as an Older Persons Specialist within OPM.
As part of a highly skilled and well-established team you will complete comprehensive assessments with patients attending the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Older Persons Medicine Same Day Emergency Care Unit on QAH site.
Main duties of the job
The role provides an opportunity to strengthen knowledge and build specialist skills in comprehensive frailty assessments, functional assessments, treatment planning and discharge planning.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for this role and paramount when consulting with patients and relatives, as well as liaising with both internal and external healthcare providers.
You will require confident and clear decision making skills to ensure patient's needs and wishes are listened to and considered alongside preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and reducing length of stay.
You will work in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams leading on the improvement, expansion and development of the frailty pathway.
We would welcome full time and part time applicants.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively with consultants and other members of the MDT to take responsibility for a defined group of patients working at a specialist level and drawing on your diverse range of knowledge and complex decision-making skills to determine clinical interventions required.
Promote and set high standards of professional nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust values, policies, protocols and guidelines.
Provide professional nursing leadership to staff within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives. Shift lead and co-ordinate the team across Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Older Persons Same Day Emergency Care.
Responsible for comprehensive frailty assessments, including functional assessments and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
Act as an effective professional role model and expert clinician.
Contribute to the team and care group philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are maintained. Ensure that all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice, monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively with consultants and other members of the MDT to take responsibility for a defined group of patients working at a specialist level and drawing on your diverse range of knowledge and complex decision-making skills to determine clinical interventions required.
Promote and set high standards of professional nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust values, policies, protocols and guidelines.
Provide professional nursing leadership to staff within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives. Shift lead and co-ordinate the team across Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Older Persons Same Day Emergency Care.
Responsible for comprehensive frailty assessments, including functional assessments and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
Act as an effective professional role model and expert clinician.
Contribute to the team and care group philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are maintained. Ensure that all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice, monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
- BSc Degree in relevant field.
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area.
- Leadership development programme.
- Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course.
Desirable
- Masters degree and evidence of working towards.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development.
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
- BSc Degree in relevant field.
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area.
- Leadership development programme.
- Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course.
Desirable
- Masters degree and evidence of working towards.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development.
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
