Early Intervention Team - Lead Frailty Specialist Nurse / Practitioner

The Early Intervention Team (EIT) is a proactive and innovative team of Discharge Planning and Frailty Specialist Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Social worker. EIT provides a proactive Admission Avoidance service, Early Discharges, Complex Discharge Planning, Frailty screening, Therapy assessments for patients admitted to the Emergency Department, Assessment Units (SDEC), Frailty Unit, Short Stay Wards and in-patient areas. The service provides an excellent opportunity to develop quality improvement and service development skills as part of the service expansion., We are looking for an innovative and motivated team leader. You will support frail older patients. You will provide a specialised assessment and offer recommendations in order to support their admission in CUH. You would be joining an established senior tier and would be responsible for the training and supervision of the junior team members. Development opportunities will include continuing professional development, links with community services, representation to key operational group meetings, and striving to meet our national and local best practice guidelines. The core hours are 8am to 8pm seven days a week based on a rota system., To play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment, clinical management of patients attending the Emergency Department (ED) by assessing and implementing appropriate recommendations.

To complete transdisciplinary assessments, management plans and recommendations for patients in the Non DME wards.

To support the other EIT Clinical Leads in providing training and support for EIT Staff - i.e. Frailty Specialist nurses and CDSNs and Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists in the team.

To be dynamic in developing efficient and effective working processes with acute inpatient colleagues and our community and primary care partners to ultimately prevent unwanted admission or improve flow/reduce length of stay for patients whom are admitted.

To work with the service Lead and other Band 7 clinical lead Nurses and Therapists to develop the service to best meet changing health and social care agendas.

To ensure the capture of data and reporting of Key Performance Indicators for the service.

To identify and lead on quality improvement projects evaluating the service against the service objectives.

To be responsible for all aspects of staff line management and recruitment in line with HR policy.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.