Frailty Nurse

St Alban's Medical Centre; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare center in Bournemouth is seeking a Frailty Nurse to work 22.5 hours weekly. This role involves proactive care for frail and housebound patients, focusing on maintaining independence and reducing hospital admissions. Candidates should be registered nurses with experience in community care and familiar with SystmOne. A driving license and the ability to monitor vital signs are essential.

Qualifications

• Registration as an Adult Nurse is essential.
• Experience working with older patients in primary care or community settings is highly beneficial.
• Familiarity with DNAR forms and processes will be important.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive support to frail and housebound patients.
• Conduct regular assessments for common age-related conditions.
• Advise on accessing preventative services.

Skills

Familiar with SystmOne

Communicating with families and professionals

Observations and vital signs monitoring

Working with older patients in the community or in primary care

Chronic disease reviews

Education

Adult Nursing Registration

Job description

We are seeking a Frailty Nurse to work 22.5 hours per week across Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as part of our well-established Assessment and Care Team (AC Team).

Our AC Team support frail and housebound patients registered at our four practices as well as residents in Care Homes.

Main duties of the job

To provide a proactive approach for the populations of the four Practices in the CentralBournemouth Primary Care Network (PCN), deemed to be at risk of admission, with the aimof providing the support to remain independent at home and to reduce unnecessary hospitaladmissions.

About us

We are a Primary Care Network comprised of four GP surgeries with 50,000 patients.

Our PCN-wide teams and services are based at East Way Clinic which operates as our network hub.

Job responsibilities

The role is intended to be complementary to the existing general practice and communityservices, and to address a perceived gap in the support of people who may not haveimmediate nursing, medical and therapeutic needs but would benefit from regularassessment. The purpose of which would be to screen for common age-related conditions,provide advice on accessing preventative services and build confidence with self-management.

A complete job description with main duties and responsibilities is available in the attached document.

Person Specification

Other attributes

• Familiar with SystmOne

Experience

• Familiar with DNAR forms and processes.
• Communicating with families and professionals.
• Observations and vital signs monitoring.
• Working with older patients in the community or in primary care.
• Chronic disease reviews.

Qualifications

• Adult Nursing Registration
• Driving licence and own vehicle

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.