Frailty Care Specialist: Empowering Older Adults

Whitstable Medical Practice; Whitstable; Presencial; GBP 37.000 - 47.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Whitstable Medical Practice is recruiting a Frailty Practitioner for the General Practice Older Persons (GPOP) Team. The post holder will be a registered healthcare professional at Band 6 level, providing specialist input for older people living with frailty or at risk of frailty-related decline.

You will work autonomously within your scope with supervision from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner when needed.

Formación

• Carry out frailty-focused consultations and structured assessments.
• Identify patients at risk of frailty and decline.
• Coordinate holistic care with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out clinical consultations, within their competence, with older people living with frailty.
• Undertake structured frailty assessments and holistic clinical reviews.
• Identify patients who may be living with, or at risk of, frailty.
• Assess mobility, falls risk, nutrition, cognition, and continence.
• Contribute to personalised care planning and escalation of concerns.
• Coordinate care with wider multidisciplinary teams and liaise with services.

Conocimientos

Frailty assessment

Holistic care

Clinical decision making

Team coordination

Educación

Registered healthcare professional

Herramientas

RESPECT forms

Descripción del empleo

Whitstable Medical Practice is recruiting a Frailty Practitioner for the General Practice Older Persons (GPOP) Team. The post holder will be a registered healthcare professional at Band 6 level, providing specialist input for older people living with frailty or at risk of frailty-related decline.

You will work autonomously within your scope with supervision from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner when needed.