Advanced Clinical Practitioner: Frailty & SDEC Lead

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Highweek; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is launching an innovative Healthy Ageing Frailty / SDEC model at Newton Abbot Community Hospital. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner you’ll work autonomously across clinical, leadership/management, education and research pillars to deliver person-centred care.

You’ll contribute to developing the pathway, support multidisciplinary teams, and lead on assessment, decision-making and quality improvement within frailty and urgent care services.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Advanced Clinical Practice or NHSE portfolio route.
• Experience as an ACP or working towards Masters.
• Confidence in complex clinical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making with comprehensive history and exams.
• Request/interpret investigations and create evidence-based management plans.
• Prescribe and deprescribe within defined scope with senior support.
• SDEC / Hospital at Home pathway delivery and care coordination.
• Lead or participate in MDT discussions and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Clinical decision-making

Leadership

Education

Research

Education

Master’s in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is launching an innovative Healthy Ageing Frailty / SDEC model at Newton Abbot Community Hospital. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner you’ll work autonomously across clinical, leadership/management, education and research pillars to deliver person-centred care.

You’ll contribute to developing the pathway, support multidisciplinary teams, and lead on assessment, decision-making and quality improvement within frailty and urgent care services.