Clinical Support worker - Higher level - Community Frailty

The ESHT community Frailty Practitioner Service is looking to recruit a Clinical support worker to provide support to the Frailty Practitioner service across Eastbourne, Hailsham, Seaford, Hastings and Rother areas.
The Frailty Practitioner service works with older adults in the community living with long-term conditions and frailty combined with admissions to hospital. The aim of the service is to optimise clients' health & medical treatment whilst providing them with the opportunity for advance care planning.
You will be motivated & organised, with the ability to work alone and as part of a closely integrated team. You will have strong communication & teamworking skills, a knowledge of the care of older adults and a willingness to learn about Frailty., You will work alongside Clinical Support Workers and Frailty Practitioners (Nurses and Physiotherapists) to assist with clinical assessment and to measure & record clinical information. You will provide frail patients with health education, health monitoring and support. You will also be required to take part in team development initiatives., + The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
+ Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
+ Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
+ Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
+ Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
+ Safe
+ Effective
+ Caring
+ Responsive and
+ Well led

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come., The successful candidate will work across H&R & EHS community locations. The office base is in Eastbourne/Hastings. You must have use of your own car to travel independently whilst at work and to carry small items of clinical equipment as required.

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We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.