Acute Liaison and Frailty Assessment Service (ALFA) Practitioner

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in London is seeking a dedicated professional to join their Acute Liaison and Frailty Assessment (ALFA) Team. This role focuses on delivering high-quality, person-centred care for older individuals living with frailty, ensuring comprehensive support in emergency and care coordination processes. Candidates will collaborate within a dynamic team environment, working towards quality improvement and contributing to innovative healthcare solutions. The organization emphasizes employee value, training, and community care, aiming to enhance patient outcomes and service efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care for older people living with frailty.
• Engage in early frailty identification, assessment, and care coordination.
• Provide supportive clinical roles within the ALFA Front Door Frailty Service.

Job description

Overview

The Acute Liaison and Frailty Assessment (ALFA) Team provides a responsive, safe, and effective service, commissioned to reflect the needs of the local community. The team's aims include urgent case management, proactive case management, supporting self-care, and adopting a co-produced approach with patients and service users.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care for older people living with frailty within the Emergency Department (ED), Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC), and other front-door areas where frail patients may present.
• Taking part in early frailty identification, assessment, and care coordination to improve outcomes, reduce avoidable admissions, and enhance patient flow across the acute setting.
• Providing a supportive and responsive clinical role within the ALFA Front Door Frailty Service, working flexibly to meet patient and service needs.
• Actively playing a team player in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives and audits within the team.
• Supervising students and other more junior staff as required.
• Participating in maintaining an overview of the standards of care being,igating remedial action to improve practice as necessary.
• Under supervision, beginning to develop the skills and competence required for autonomous practice as a Frailty Practitioner, including acting up in the absence of a Band 6 colleague where appropriate.

Benefits

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow. Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough. We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff – we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.