Job summary
Part Time Frailty Nurse or Paramedic
We
are committed to giving the right candidate the training required to develop a
rewarding career within primary care. We welcome applicants from secondary
care, community care or paramedics who have a keen interest in providing care
for our frail patients.
We are offering 22.5 hours per
week, 4.5 hours per day Monday Friday at your choice. Salary will be
dependent on experience and will be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the practice in delivering a high-quality service to our local population. Providing frailty assessments, preventative care, screening and education both on home visits and in house clinics to prevent admission to hospital.Proactively
identifying, diagnosing and managing treatment plans for patients at risk of
developing a long-term condition.
Experience within a frailty role would be
advantageous.
About us
West Moors Village Surgery is looking to welcome a salaried
GP up to 6 sessions per week to our growing team. We are a small practice with
a genuinely, friendly, and supportive team, working hard to provide the best
possible service to our patients of just over 5600.
We are an established training
practice and regularly have medical students alongside our GP registrars. We
empower our workforce, supporting you to develop to your fullest potential, as
well as partnering with patients to take shared responsibility for their
healthcare.
We have a skilled administration support team, including
prescription clerks, document management and coding clerks and secretarial
support.
Our excellent paramedics provide home visiting service as
well as support to the duty doctor through our sudden and serious list each day.
We are a part of Castleman Healthcare, a not for profit
organisation consisting of 13 GP practices and Crane Valley PCN with our
colleagues at Cranbourne Practice, Verwood Surgery and Barcellos Practice. The
PCN employs several roles including pharmacists, home visiting paramedics and
social prescribers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
practice autonomously with your extended knowledge and skill.
Use
the EFi search & your clinical knowledge to determine the patients Rockwood
score and degree of frailty. This in turn will determine the practice frailty
register.
Use
advanced assessment skills to develop and manage the frailty register within
the practice.
Identify
new patients and enhance the frailty register through the MDT process.
Undertake
baseline geriatric assessments for patients identified as severely frail by
providing a comprehensive health assessment.
Enter
any relevant information on to the Dorset Care Plan, meeting the Frailty
register guidelines as clinically indicated.
Perform
annual clinical review in line with patients birthday months, or earlier as
clinically indicated.
Within the frailty assessments provide
treatment, preventative care, screening and education to patients
Discussing daily with the on call team any
patients on the sudden and serious list which you may be aware of, and where
possible deal with their acute needs.
Do your utmost, with your experience and skill
of these patients, to prevent admission to hospital and implement the patients
wishes as highlighted in the Dorset Care plan.
With the patients concordance manage their
journey, in collaboration with other agencies, with the aim to prevent hospital
admission.
Manage your own work load effectively to meet
the demand of the surgery and patients.
Accept referrals from all areas of the MDT, reception,
prescription clerks and the pharmacy and any other areas who may highlight
concern for the frailer patients seeing areas of concerns that others may not
see.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
practice autonomously with your extended knowledge and skill.
Use
the EFi search & your clinical knowledge to determine the patients Rockwood
score and degree of frailty. This in turn will determine the practice frailty
register.
Use
advanced assessment skills to develop and manage the frailty register within
the practice.
Identify
new patients and enhance the frailty register through the MDT process.
Undertake
baseline geriatric assessments for patients identified as severely frail by
providing a comprehensive health assessment.
Enter
any relevant information on to the Dorset Care Plan, meeting the Frailty
register guidelines as clinically indicated.
Perform
annual clinical review in line with patients birthday months, or earlier as
clinically indicated.
Within the frailty assessments provide
treatment, preventative care, screening and education to patients
Discussing daily with the on call team any
patients on the sudden and serious list which you may be aware of, and where
possible deal with their acute needs.
Do your utmost, with your experience and skill
of these patients, to prevent admission to hospital and implement the patients
wishes as highlighted in the Dorset Care plan.
With the patients concordance manage their
journey, in collaboration with other agencies, with the aim to prevent hospital
admission.
Manage your own work load effectively to meet
the demand of the surgery and patients.
Accept referrals from all areas of the MDT, reception,
prescription clerks and the pharmacy and any other areas who may highlight
concern for the frailer patients seeing areas of concerns that others may not
see.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical and practical skills as an autonomous practitioner.
- Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations and take appropriate action
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
- Ability to communicate with all members of the MDT at any level
- Ability to communicate with patient in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures including high risk procedures
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care / GP practice.
- Experience working with Frail and Vulnerable patients.
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Experience of implementing evidence based practise
- Experience of participation in clinical audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical and practical skills as an autonomous practitioner.
- Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations and take appropriate action
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
- Ability to communicate with all members of the MDT at any level
- Ability to communicate with patient in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures including high risk procedures
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care / GP practice.
- Experience working with Frail and Vulnerable patients.
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Experience of implementing evidence based practise
- Experience of participation in clinical 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.
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).
