Falls Specialist Practitioner

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading community health provider as a Falls Specialist Practitioner in Brighton. This part-time role involves assessing individuals at risk of falls, providing tailored care, and training staff across health sectors. Enjoy flexible working options and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Active diversity networks

Qualifications

• Experience in falls risk management and specialist assessments.
• Ability to provide training and education on falls prevention.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess individuals at risk of falls.
• Manage a caseload and provide tailored care programs.
• Support service development and evaluate falls service.

Skills

Assessment

Care Planning

Training

Supervision

Tools

PIMS

DISCO

Job description

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Duties

We have an exciting new post for the Falls Prevention Brighton and Hove team, part-time 24 hours per week. This role involves a variety of duties, including:

• Identifying and carrying out specialist assessments of individuals at risk of falls and fractures.
• Planning and providing care programs tailored to individuals' complex needs in various settings such as clinics, exercise groups, and health promotion activities.
• Managing a caseload of patients using specialist clinical assessment, diagnostic, and treatment skills for fall risk management.
• Providing training and education on falls prevention to staff across the local health and social care sectors, including residential, home care, and voluntary organizations.
• Supervising assistant staff/support workers and undergraduate students, and providing training to staff and carers.
• Developing strong links with the Primary Care Trust, Sussex Ambulance, voluntary and independent sectors, and the local community to deliver effective services.
• Adhering to professional standards and guidelines of practice, education, and conduct.

Main Tasks

• Supporting the Falls and Fracture Prevention Service Manager in monitoring and evaluating the Falls Service in Brighton and Hove, according to organizational targets.
• Participating in clinical audits as part of the team’s effectiveness plan.
• Maintaining up-to-date data entry following Trust policies, including activity/contact data using systems like PIMS/DISCO.
• Building links with Fracture Prevention Specialists, Geriatricians, and the Royal Osteoporosis Society for coordinated service delivery.
• Liaising with consultant Geriatricians regarding diagnostic falls clinics and managing referrals.
• Carrying out additional tasks as directed by the Osteoporosis and Falls Prevention Service Lead.
• Supporting service development, including care pathways, policies, and procedures aligned with the Calderdale Framework.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, serving 1.3 million people with 6,000 staff. Our vision is to provide excellent community care, offering opportunities across various medical, clinical, support, and corporate roles.

Why work for us?

• Positive NHS Staff Survey results emphasizing compassionate leadership and wellbeing.
• Work in varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and across Sussex.
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualized hours, and flexi-retirement.
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities.
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
• Active networks for EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief.
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust.
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast.

Our values — Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence — guide everything we do. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits, contact:

• Name: Bart Smielewski
• Job Title: Team Lead
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]