Job summary
Calling all Physical Health Nurses, we have a rare opportunity of a 6 month secondment into the Falls Prevention Service as a Falls Specialist. The Falls Prevention Service is a small team within the Primary, Community and Dental services directorate undertaking comprehensive geriatric assessments in both clinics and in patients homes across Oxfordshire.
A Falls Specialist sees people who have experienced falls, examining their falls risks, in line with the NICE guidelines, and then formulating a plan to address these risks. Much of the time you will work independently but the team meet up face to face on a Thursday for an MDT. As part of your assessment you will perform a variety of tests with the patient including ECG taking and phlebotomy procedures. You must be skilled and competent in phlebotomy.
This is a 6 month fixed term contract / secondment.
Main duties of the job
The Falls Specialist's work involves
- Completing a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in line with NICE guidelines, drawing the information together to conclude what may be causing the person to fall over.
- Providing the patient with a personalised Falls Management plan.
- Sending a report to the patient's GP of your findings and recommendations.
- Advising or completing appropriate onward referrals for the patient.
- Attending a weekly falls MDT to discuss the patients you have seen.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome enquiries to talk through the role in more detail.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome enquiries to talk through the role in more detail.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of elderly care
- Knowledge of community work
- IT literate with Word, Excel, EMIS, Electronic Patient Records
- have excellent communication skills verbal and written
Desirable
- have good knowledge of the wider multi-disciplinary team in the community
- awareness of national and local issues for this client group
Qualifications
Essential
- professional qualification degree or equivalent
- comprehensive geriatric assessment or frailty or advance history taking module level 7
Desirable
- teaching and assessing qualification
aptitude and skills
Essential
- well developed communication skills
- able to plan and organise own work
- awareness of stress and anxieties in self and colleagues, patients and families
Desirable
- working in a multi-disciplinary way
Experience
Essential
- experience of working in the community
- work without direct supervision
- ability to carry out clinical assessment
Desirable
- supervision of other staff or students
personal qualities
Essential
- able to work on own initiative
- team player
- able to produce results within a specified time
contractual requirements
Essential
- able to travel countywide
- able to carry equipment
- motorvehicle licence with access to a vehicle that can be used for work daily
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of elderly care
- Knowledge of community work
- IT literate with Word, Excel, EMIS, Electronic Patient Records
- have excellent communication skills verbal and written
Desirable
- have good knowledge of the wider multi-disciplinary team in the community
- awareness of national and local issues for this client group
Qualifications
Essential
- professional qualification degree or equivalent
- comprehensive geriatric assessment or frailty or advance history taking module level 7
Desirable
- teaching and assessing qualification
aptitude and skills
Essential
- well developed communication skills
- able to plan and organise own work
- awareness of stress and anxieties in self and colleagues, patients and families
Desirable
- working in a multi-disciplinary way
Experience
Essential
- experience of working in the community
- work without direct supervision
- ability to carry out clinical assessment
Desirable
- supervision of other staff or students
personal qualities
Essential
- able to work on own initiative
- team player
- able to produce results within a specified time
contractual requirements
Essential
- able to travel countywide
- able to carry equipment
- motorvehicle licence with access to a vehicle that can be used for work daily
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).
