Community Falls Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Assessment and Management

Conduct comprehensive falls risk assessments for patients with recurrent or complex falls.

Deliver nursing-led falls clinics in collaboration with the physiotherapy and frailty teams.

Develop individualised care plans and coordinate referrals for further intervention where necessary.

Support early intervention for frail patients to reduce the likelihood of repeat falls.

Education and Training

Deliver training and educational sessions for health and social care staff on falls prevention, risk identification, and environmental safety.

Contribute to the creation of digital and written learning resources for staff across primary and community care.

Support partner agencies in public education and falls awareness activities.

Pathway Development and Quality Improvement

Assist in implementing a standardised falls assessment tool for community and care home settings.

Work collaboratively with the Community Frailty Team to ensure seamless transitions of care.

Collect and analyse data to monitor pathway effectiveness and outcomes.

Collaboration and Communication

Liaise with multidisciplinary teams MDT, including GPs, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and social care professionals.

Provide expert advice on falls prevention strategies across community settings.

This Job Description provides a guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post and is not an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked to undertake any other relevant duties appropriate to the post. The Job Description may be amended over time, in consultation with the post holder to meet the needs of the service.

PERSON SPECIFICATION - see attached document

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE

CONFIDENTIALITY

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to colleagues, other workers or the business of member practices may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with STHCs policies and procedures, and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in STHC's Health & Safety Policy to include:

Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

Maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Ensuring that all accidents are reported and investigated and follow up action taken where necessary.

Maintain mandatory staff training, as required by the postholder role.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity, inclusion and rights of colleagues to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights.

QUALITY

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

COMMUNICATION

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Teaching qualification
• Experience in community nursing, gerontology, or falls prevention.
• Strong understanding of frailty management and risk assessment.
• Excellent communication and teaching skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to falls prevention
• Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice
• Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational health clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for revalidation
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across locality on a regular basis

Desirable

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tyneside Health Collaboration

Address

Stanhope Parade Health Centre

Gordon Street

South Shields

NE33 4JP

Employer's website

https://www.thesthc.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)