Job summary
- Main area
- Frailty
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (part time hours considered)
- Job ref
- 432-HR396-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Frailty Interface Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced nurse, who has experience in managing a team and who has sound clinical knowledge of older persons care, with a specific focus on frailty.
You should be a committed inspirational leader, with excellent communication skills and who is enthusiastic and embraces innovation.
You will work collaboratively across the acute setting within the hospital with the aim of enabling supporting the current Frailty In reach service
which supports admission avoidance.
Within this role the candidate will work alongside the geriatricians to provide:
• An early recognition of a frail and elderly patient in the acute trust setting
• To support specialised review of clinical condition in conjunction with consultant
• Enable MDT working across disciplines to facilitate safe discharges
• Support and promote service development
• Be instrumental in the development and delivery of education and training programmes that enhances care staffs' knowledge to Frailty
You will be a pioneering practitioner who is clinically sound with up-to date knowledge in this specialist environment providing the highest standard
of individualised care to patients. You will be or have evidence of working towards an advanced care practitioner level of nursing.
Main duties of the job
- You will support the delivery of safe and effective care for the older population living with frailty who access/requires care in the Emergency and Urgent areas of the acute trust
- You will provide skilled clinical assessments with specialised knowledge in caring for older person that collaboratively enhances the patients care pathway in the acute trust
- You will drive and provide a proactive Frailty In-reach service to the Emergency and Urgent Care areas of the acute
- To advocate and facilitate multidisciplinary working that promotes home first ethos
- You will drive use of admission prevention services to ensure benefits are realise
- You will provide clinical leadership and education to the wider workforce
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience
- Relevant experience in working with the older person
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Relevant experience working with the older person with the acute/ED setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication skills course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge of older person’s care
- Knowledge of national and international guidelines relevant to the role
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of strategies for effective change
Skills
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building
- Good time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written · Computer/IT skills
- Professional role model
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues.
- Diplomatic and calm
- To be flexible and approachable
- Ability to adapt and resilience
Desirable criteria
- Recruitment and selection skills
- Involvement in standard setting and audit
- Interview skills
- Experience of quality improvement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Scordis
- Job title
- Advance Clinical Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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