Frailty Advanced Practitioner

This opportunity offers a chance to join a multidisciplinary frailty team that provides autonomous clinical support for patients undergoing frailty health assessments, including diagnosis, treatment, and discharge within their scope of practice.

The Advanced Practitioner (AP) will deliver expert care and treatment to patients following established protocols and guidelines, with the authority to make decisions outside these frameworks when necessary based on best practice.

The role involves rotating across various locations including Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC), the Frailty Hospital at Home team delivering acute care in the community, community inpatient areas at Amersham and Buckinghamshire, and the day unit at Wycombe General Hospital. The service operates 24/7, and the post holder must work flexibly to support this developing 24-hour frailty care model.

The AP will focus on health promotion and prevention, conducting comprehensive assessments to identify risk factors and early signs of illness.

1. Decision-Making and Therapeutic Interventions: Utilize a broad knowledge base to determine evidence-based treatments, including prescribing medications legally permitted, and monitor their effectiveness.
2. Care Planning and Management: Plan and manage entire episodes of care in partnership with patients and colleagues, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimize health outcomes and resource utilization, while providing direct support to patients.
3. Patient Partnership: Work collaboratively with patients, supporting them in managing their health and daily lives.

Additionally, the AP will contribute to developing practice development programs for staff within the Frailty Team and the Department of Medicine for Older People.

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What Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offers:

• Opportunities for learning and career development.
• Flexible and agile working arrangements, NHS benefits including generous leave, pension, and discount schemes.
• Health and wellbeing services to support staff health.

Why work for us?

• We promote inclusion and value diversity, encouraging applicants from all backgrounds.
• We aim to create a respectful workplace where differences are appreciated, enhancing outcomes for the communities we serve.

Our values and mission:

• Vision: To provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
• Mission: To deliver personal and compassionate care always.
• CARE Values: Collaborate, Aspire, Respect, Enable.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Fiona Pinches
• Job Title: General Manager
• Email: fiona.pinches@nhs.net
• Telephone: 07767 355365