Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Older Peoples Medicine Flow Support Nurse

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Job summary

Are you a clinical Band 4 Nurse who is looking for a new challenge. Older Peoples medicine (OPM) is a specialty that has evolved in recent years to meet the needs of the growing population of people over the age of 80 years old.

It holds the first Older People's Emergency Department (OPED), which provides emergency care to patients in an environment dedicated to meet the needs of the client group.

Older Peoples Ambulatory Care (OPAC) works alongside OPED and our short stay ward Loddon to provide same day emergency care and short stay medicine.

OPM's 4 remaining wards each have a unique specialist focus within the specialism. Brundall and Dunston Wards are acute Wards that care for patients requiring a prolonged stay due to complex medical conditions and discharge planning. Elsing Ward is an acute ward caring for patients with complex cognitive impairment and delirium.

Main duties of the job

Earsham is an ortho-medical ward providing care for patients who are over 65 years who have had a fractured neck of femur (NOF), with a background of multiple comorbidities.

OPM prides itself on its multi-disciplinary team working, to provide every patient with a high standard of individualised care with a goal of safely discharging patients home or to a placement suitable to meet the needs of the patient when they are Medically fit to leave the acute trust. OPM is praised for its high standard of care and support to patients and their families at the end of their life.

We are looking for someone to work with our front door services and our acute OPM wards to support the management of bed flow through the department and to support the teams with initial nursing assessments when a decision to admit a patient has been made.

There couldn't be a better time to join our team as we begin to change the way we triage our patients using the Rockwood frailty score and moving from Older Peoples Medicine to Frailty.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room
Discounted gym memberships
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery
On-site cafes offering staff discounts
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Date posted

01 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

234-24-M0398-A

Job locations

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

To support the OPM Matron and medical Matron of the day in decisions regarding bed allocation of OPM patients from OPED and AMU to an appropriate OPM ward to support their needs
To support manageable flow to the OPM wards and providing the Nursing teams support with nursing assessment and routine MRSA surveillance
To develop and maintain efficient and effective administration systems for the Unit and the Patient Flow Coordinator and Discharge Coordinators

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the OPM Matron and medical Matron of the day in decisions regarding bed allocation of OPM patients from OPED and AMU to an appropriate OPM ward to support their needs
To support manageable flow to the OPM wards and providing the Nursing teams support with nursing assessment and routine MRSA surveillance
To develop and maintain efficient and effective administration systems for the Unit and the Patient Flow Coordinator and Discharge Coordinators

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Experienced RNA or Assistant Practitioner
NVQ 3 or equivalent experience.
Extensive experience within acute Health Care

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of multi-disciplinary working in the NHS.
Setting up databases

Skills

Essential

Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Experienced RNA or Assistant Practitioner
NVQ 3 or equivalent experience.
Extensive experience within acute Health Care

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of multi-disciplinary working in the NHS.
Setting up databases

Skills

Essential

Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Employer's website

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