Job summary
Frailty Nurse
Department: SDEC and ED
Band: 7, £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, pro rata if part time
Hours: Fixed Term, Full time, 40 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Exciting opportunities within Acute Assessment and Frailty Team (AAFT) have arisen! After having successfully recruited TWO new Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialists, we are now recruiting for TWO Band 3 Frailty Healthcare Assistants (HCA) and a 15-month fixed-term Band 7 Frailty Nurse. Working alongside Nursing and Therapy staff, you will be working in multiple environments, such as SDEC, ED and wards, to promote robust and timely patient discharge.
For the role of a Frailty nurse, we are looking for dynamic, confident individuals with medical, elderly care, frailty or SDEC experience to provide specialist frailty care, as part of a multidisciplinary team. Additionally, you will be responsible for leading the way in reducing the length of stay for patients within ED and SDEC, co-lead the auditing of the acute SDEC frailty pathway then presenting findings to Directorate.
Successful applicants will be a champion for change, being able to communicate effectively across the Trust maintaining confidentiality. You will show high levels of empathy and a passion for providing dignified and holistic care whilst upholding the NMC Code of Conduct.
Please be advised this role is required to provide 7 days a week cover during core hours of SDEC
Interview date: w/c 04 November 2024
Main duties of the job
o To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of high quality, innovative clinical practice within SDEC/front door services.o Proactive clinical decision making underpinned by an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge and be able to demonstrate improved patient outcomes.o Coordinate and lead a Trust-wide evidence-based frailty pathway in conjunction with the Consultant Geriatricians, fellow Frailty nurses and Specialist Frailty Therapists.o Act as a Highly Specialist Frailty Nurse resource for the Acute Assessment and Frailty Team leading MDT education and training in acute frailty care alongside the Consultant Geriatricians, Frailty Nurses and Specialist Frailty Therapists.o Develop, implement and lead integrated working practices with Community partners to facilitate timely and effective discharge and admission avoidance for patients with frailty at MKUH, in conjunction with Consultant Geriatricians and Specialist Frailty Therapists.o Work collaboratively with other Lead Nurses e.g. Dementia Lead and Falls Prevention Coordinator to drive Trust - wide improvements in the care of acutely ill patients with frailty at MKUH.o To work autonomously using history taking and examination skills within the multidisciplinary team, guidelines and protocols.
About us
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You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Highlight appropriate patients within ED suitable for transfer to Frailty SDEC and facilitate this safely and timely. Demonstrate a high level of knowledge in relation to pattern of disease or disorder, markers of condition progression and range of treatment available at each stage of disorder or condition. Actively support change, service development and the roll out of new initiatives to promote patient centred, personal and effective care for all.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Highlight appropriate patients within ED suitable for transfer to Frailty SDEC and facilitate this safely and timely. Demonstrate a high level of knowledge in relation to pattern of disease or disorder, markers of condition progression and range of treatment available at each stage of disorder or condition. Actively support change, service development and the roll out of new initiatives to promote patient centred, personal and effective care for all.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Diploma or degree in adult nursing
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Understanding the complexity of Frailty- relevant qualification or experience.
Desirable
- Leadership and/or management qualification or equivalent experience
- Undertaken Advanced History Taking and Patient Clinical Physical Examination course or equivalent
- Non-medical prescriber qualification (V300)
Experience
Essential
- RN adult with minimum 5 years post registration
- Knowledge and experience of QI and change management and its application
- Experience working within Frailty as a specialty
- Sound understanding of Advance Care planning, CFS, GSF
- Awareness of current relevant national service frameworks/guidance.
- Evidence of advanced communication skills with patients, family and other members of the MDT.
- Experience working within a high turnover/pressurised environment daily
- Able to articulate the ethos of same day emergency care service provision, admission avoidance, early supportive discharge and front door frailty.
Desirable
- Good understanding of the different services in the community supporting those with Frailty
- Sound understanding of the discharge process in ED and SDEC
Skills
Essential
- Problem solving, prioritisation, time management, decision making and planning skills
- Flexible and responsive to change
- Manual dexterity/manipulation skills, e.g., cannulation
- Ability to work under pressure, in response to a varied and unpredictable workload
- Confidence in supporting medical and discharge planning, decision making and processes
- Able to impart sensitive information to patients and carers, support other team members required to do so.
- IT literacy with competency in computerised patients' information systems, e.g., E-care
Desirable
- Motivational leadership and delegation skills
Personal and people development
Essential
- Commitment to personal and professional development of self and others
- Able to assess junior staff/ student nurses/support workers
- Act as a preceptor/mentor
- Able to support and develop departmental strategies
- Able to undertake staff appraisal/Personal Development reviews
- Able to support staff during/following distressing events
- Able to demonstrate high level of resilience
Communication
Essential
- Proficient in reading and writing in the English language.
- Ability to write and evaluate simple reports and complex plans of care
- Able to record nursing interventions and adverse incidents appropriately
- Able to speak, receive, understand and issue instructions in English and using medical terminology without risk of misunderstanding
- Able to recognise, and break down, barriers to communication
- Ability to communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient care is timely, effective and appropriate
- Able to communicate effectively via telephone and individual or group discussion and e mail
- Able to plan and deliver a verbal presentation to appropriate target audience, using suitable IT applications
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Diploma or degree in adult nursing
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Understanding the complexity of Frailty- relevant qualification or experience.
Desirable
- Leadership and/or management qualification or equivalent experience
- Undertaken Advanced History Taking and Patient Clinical Physical Examination course or equivalent
- Non-medical prescriber qualification (V300)
Experience
Essential
- RN adult with minimum 5 years post registration
- Knowledge and experience of QI and change management and its application
- Experience working within Frailty as a specialty
- Sound understanding of Advance Care planning, CFS, GSF
- Awareness of current relevant national service frameworks/guidance.
- Evidence of advanced communication skills with patients, family and other members of the MDT.
- Experience working within a high turnover/pressurised environment daily
- Able to articulate the ethos of same day emergency care service provision, admission avoidance, early supportive discharge and front door frailty.
Desirable
- Good understanding of the different services in the community supporting those with Frailty
- Sound understanding of the discharge process in ED and SDEC
Skills
Essential
- Problem solving, prioritisation, time management, decision making and planning skills
- Flexible and responsive to change
- Manual dexterity/manipulation skills, e.g., cannulation
- Ability to work under pressure, in response to a varied and unpredictable workload
- Confidence in supporting medical and discharge planning, decision making and processes
- Able to impart sensitive information to patients and carers, support other team members required to do so.
- IT literacy with competency in computerised patients' information systems, e.g., E-care
Desirable
- Motivational leadership and delegation skills
Personal and people development
Essential
- Commitment to personal and professional development of self and others
- Able to assess junior staff/ student nurses/support workers
- Act as a preceptor/mentor
- Able to support and develop departmental strategies
- Able to undertake staff appraisal/Personal Development reviews
- Able to support staff during/following distressing events
- Able to demonstrate high level of resilience
Communication
Essential
- Proficient in reading and writing in the English language.
- Ability to write and evaluate simple reports and complex plans of care
- Able to record nursing interventions and adverse incidents appropriately
- Able to speak, receive, understand and issue instructions in English and using medical terminology without risk of misunderstanding
- Able to recognise, and break down, barriers to communication
- Ability to communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient care is timely, effective and appropriate
- Able to communicate effectively via telephone and individual or group discussion and e mail
- Able to plan and deliver a verbal presentation to appropriate target audience, using suitable IT applications
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
