Job summary
Falls Clinical Specialist Practitioner - Secondment 12 Months (Maternity Cover) - Internal Only
The Royal Berkshire Hospital is seeking a dedicated Falls Practitioner to support the prevention and management of falls across the hospital. In this vital role, you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to assess patients' fall risks, implement prevention strategies, and ensure patient safety and quality of care are maintained to the highest standards. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with expertise in falls prevention or elderly care to contribute to improving patient outcomes and fostering independence.
Main duties of the job
As a Falls Practitioner, you will:
- Conduct comprehensive falls risk assessments for patients.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate personalised fall prevention care plans.
- Provide specialist advice to patients, families, and carers to promote awareness and safety.
- Deliver education and training sessions for staff to enhance falls prevention practices across the hospital.
- Act as a key point of contact for falls prevention and management, providing expert advice to the multidisciplinary team.
- Analyse falls-related data, contributing to quality improvement initiatives and audits.
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and nursing teams, to provide holistic patient care.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families.
Our values:
- Compassionate
- Aspirational
- Resourceful
- Excellent
The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.
Please note: we are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the job role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the job role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Experience:
Essential
- Registered Nurse or AHP
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level / able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level/ commenced degree pathway.
- Substantial Post Registration experience in falls prevention including experience at band 6 or above
- Evidence of post registration development and relevant course or willing to undertake further training in specialist area.
- Leadership course or evidence of Leadership skills
Desirable
- Wide ranging experience of working at an advanced level with patients
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members and work with people with diverse health, social and language needs. Need to be comfortable with using/working with interpreters.
- Must have excellent skills in organising and prioritising workload whilst maintaining a high standard of care and meeting individual patient needs in line with set national guidelines.
- Demonstrates excellent team working but also has the ability to work autonomously
- Experience of teaching at pre and post registration, members of the public and other stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience of involvement in successful change management
- Experience of audit.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Experience:
Essential
- Registered Nurse or AHP
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level / able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level/ commenced degree pathway.
- Substantial Post Registration experience in falls prevention including experience at band 6 or above
- Evidence of post registration development and relevant course or willing to undertake further training in specialist area.
- Leadership course or evidence of Leadership skills
Desirable
- Wide ranging experience of working at an advanced level with patients
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members and work with people with diverse health, social and language needs. Need to be comfortable with using/working with interpreters.
- Must have excellent skills in organising and prioritising workload whilst maintaining a high standard of care and meeting individual patient needs in line with set national guidelines.
- Demonstrates excellent team working but also has the ability to work autonomously
- Experience of teaching at pre and post registration, members of the public and other stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience of involvement in successful change management
- Experience of audit.
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).
