Nurse Associate- Frailty Service
Brownlow Group Practice
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Job summary
The number of patients in Liverpool City Region living with Frailty and Dementia is predicted to continue to grow into 2040. In addressing this, Brownlow Health, supported by Central Liverpool Primary Care Network are introducing their own Frailty Service to achieve better health outcomes and quality of Life for those who are at higher risk of deteriorating health, falls, early mortality and hospital admission
Brownlow Healths Frailty Service will be a multidisciplinary team providing proactive care primarily for patients living with moderate and severe frailty. This will include patients who are housebound or would have difficulty accessing services and will therefore require home visits. Patients may be living in their own home or a care home and will typically be living with multiple co-morbidities and polypharmacy or may be approaching end of life. If you would like the opportunity to be part of this new and exciting service, we are currently recruiting a Nurse Associate who has experience working with older adults and frailty as well as long term conditions
You will receive a 6 month induction and mentorship package and salary and annual leave in line with Agenda for Change. As this is predominantly a home visiting service you will require a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for which you will receive a generous mileage allowance
Please see attached job description or contact Denise.Wilson@livgp.nhs.ukWe will be pleased to accept applications via NHS jobs or CV
Main duties of the job
- Lone visits to moderate and severely frail housebound patients/Care Homes
- Frailty screening and identification through onsite frailty clinics and telephone consultations
- Post Hospital discharge monitoring/follow up as directed by senior clinician.
- Monitoring of long-term conditions/annual review - QOF related, with complex patients referred to either the Physician Associate or Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
- Administration of Flu, Pneumonia, Shingles, B12 vaccines under PSD
- Check medication compliance, demonstrate how to use new blister packs and educate/support where necessary with inhaler technique.
- Accurately perform and record all clinical observations including: blood pressure both digitally and manually, temperature, respiration rate, pulse, SPO2, blood glucose monitoring, weight/BMI and urinalysis. Have an understanding of their clinical values and know when to escalate.
- Perform annual Diabetes foot check for housebound if needed.
- Perform a range of clinical and non- clinical referrals.
For more details please see job description
About us
Brownlow Health is a large training organisation with four practices across Liverpool. We offer a wide range of specialist services to our patients and pride ourselves in being an exceptional employer. We have an active CPD programme for all our staff, access to clinical supervision and mentorship and have a dedicated staff well being team. We offer numerous staff benefits including study leave and budget.
Although not required by law we strongly recommend that all staff have received all Covid vaccinations.
We require applicants whose native language is not English to demonstrate their competence in the English language. This can be demonstrated by:
- Providing Certification of English proficiency
- During interview should you be invited to attend
1 Base will be one of the Brownlow Practices but post is predominantly for a home visiting service.
Other job locations:
Bentley Road Liverpool L8 0SY
Peach Street Liverpool L69 7ZL
26 Argyle Street Liverpool L1 5DL
155 Edge Lane Edge Hill Liverpool L7 2PF
2 Vauxhall Road Liverpool L3 2BG
Date posted
31 July 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A1812-23-0024
Job locations
Brownlow Health @ Pembroke Place
70 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
Merseyside
L69 3GF
Employer details
Employer name
Brownlow Group Practice
Address
Brownlow Health @ Pembroke Place
70 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
Merseyside
L69 3GF
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