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Frailty Consultant Practitioner B8B / B8C

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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Aug 30, 2024

Applications are closed

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • London

Requirements

  • - Consultant Nurse/ Practitioner
  • - Open to both Registered Nurses and AHPs
  • - Proven history of frailty expertise, clinical leadership, service development, workforce development, multidisciplinary working, and advanced practice
  • - Trainee Consultant Nurse/ Practitioner option available
  • - Establish values based professional expert and evidence-based practice
  • - Provide values-based leadership
  • - Develop staff potential and transform the workforce
  • - Develop a ‘knowledge-rich and inquiry’ culture
  • - Establishing expertise across the system and nationally
  • - Work autonomously
  • - Create and lead an acute frailty service
  • - Work primarily within the emergency care floor with in-reach into acute wards
  • - Assess needs, provide same day services, and support effective use of alternatives to acute care
  • - Promote integrated working across teams in the OneCroydon alliance.

Responsibilities

  • - Lead the development of an Acute Frailty service at Croydon University Hospital
  • - Work primarily within the emergency care floor, with in-reach into acute wards, assessing needs, providing same day services, and supporting the effective use of alternatives to acute care
  • - Establish values based professional expert and evidence-based practice across pathways, services, organisations, and system working with individuals, families, carers, communities, and others
  • - Provide values-based leadership across the care pathway, services, and systems in complex and changing situations
  • - Develop staff potential, add to, and transform the workforce, and help people to learn, develop and improve to promote excellence
  • - Develop a ‘knowledge-rich and inquiry’ culture across the service and system that contributes to research outputs and has a positive effect on development, quality, innovation, increasing capacity and capability
  • - Establishing expertise across the system and nationally by using consultancy approaches and opportunities that have maximum impact on practice, services, communities, and populations, and which add to and sustain workforce capacity and capability.

FAQs

What is the duration of the contract for the Frailty Consultant Practitioner position?

The contract is fixed term for 7 months in duration.

Can both Registered Nurses and AHPs apply for this position?

Yes, the position is open to both Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) with a proven history of frailty expertise.

Is the role suitable for trainees?

Yes, the position encourages applications from trainee Consultant Nurses/Practitioners.

Where will the Frailty Consultant Practitioner primarily work?

The post holder will work primarily within the emergency care floor, with in-reach into acute wards.

What are the main responsibilities of the Frailty Consultant Practitioner?

The main responsibilities include establishing evidence-based practice, providing values-based leadership, developing staff potential, and promoting integrated working across teams.

What type of culture will the Frailty Consultant Practitioner help develop?

The post holder will help develop a ‘knowledge-rich and inquiry’ culture across the service and system that contributes to research outputs and innovation.

What population does Croydon Health Services NHS Trust serve?

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust serves a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young and have a high level of ethnic diversity.

Who can I contact for further details or informal visits regarding this position?

You can contact Dr. Towhid Imam, Consultant Geriatrician and Lead for Frailty, at the email address louise.wood11@nhs.net.

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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Excellent Care for All

Science & Healthcare
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
2010
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust delivers a range of acute and community healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, and outpatient care, to the people of Croydon. Their mission is to provide high-quality, patient-centered care that enhances health outcomes and improves patient experiences. Their purpose is to ensure accessible, effective, and compassionate care that meets the needs of their local community.