Clinical Specialist Allied Health Professional / Nurse (Acute Frailty)
ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST
Clinical Specialist Allied Health Professional / Nurse (Acute Frailty)
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ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST, Baneswell, Casnewydd - Newport
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 29 Jun | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 3ec08d2df032454a92a7fcbc5dbf725e
Full Job Description
- To work autonomously as a clinical specialist nurse/AHP to provide advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients within the acute frailty pathway.
- This post will work primarily within the emergency care floor and in-reach into acute wards, liaising appropriately with acute therapy and nursing teams in order to assess needs, providing same day services, as well as supporting the effective use of alternatives to acute care including SDEC, virtual wards and community rapid response services.
- To support (and create where required) the delivery of frailty awareness activities across acute service.
To support and deputise for the Acute Frailty Consultant Practitioner with the operational leadership and overall development of the team, especially in regard to all aspects of clinical governance, ensuring that the service maintains high standards of care that are effective, sustainable and resilient.
We are recruiting for a Clinical Specialist Allied Health Professional / Nurse (Acute Frailty) who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are C ompassion, A ccountable, R espect and E veryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.