Falls reduction practitioner

Job summary

Main Purpose of the Job

An exciting opportunity is available to support the lead role in delivering a sustained reduction in the rate of falls among in- patients as well as an associated reduction in their level of harm across the Trust.

The role will provide specialist advice, teaching and guidance for the clinical areas and act as a resource for evidence-based knowledge to enable appropriate and timely identification, assessment, treatment and management for those who have fallen or are at risk of falling.

The post holder will promote a culture of enhancing independence, maintaining or improving functional ability and encouraging an ethos of embracing risk to enable patient choice. The post holder will place an emphasis on promoting mobility, movement and strength amongst our patients and work with multidisciplinary team members.

Main duties of the job

Implement and monitor falls reduction strategy

Multi faceted approach to falls reduction

Delivery of education to MDT

Recording data and reviewing trends

Liaising with other disciplines

Assess clinical areas

Comprehensive analysis and investigation on patient falls and assist with action plans and recommendations

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk