Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Please see attached job description for comprehensive list of duties but below are the main duties for this role: Identify older people living with frailty who have presented to acute services and streamline them into the most appropriate service to meet their needs Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and review older people living with frailty in SDEC as an autonomous practitioner and under guidance of the senior doctors when needed Utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques: - identify the problem/diagnose - set appropriate treatment aims and objectives with patient - competently plan and carry out realistic programmes of investigation and treatment using best practice based on best evidence - revaluate programmes of treatment accordingly, to assess impact and outcome - relate findings to presenting pathology Undertake advanced skills appropriate to role under supervision, ensuring clinical competencies are maintained in accordance with the Trust framework for
advanced practice Provide advice, information and support to Trust staff caring for specific client group Provide advanced knowledge advice and support to client group Identify local, demographic, cultural and environmental factors that influence the health and quality of life for client group Contribute to the coordination and effective management of the admission and discharge process