Frailty Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

The post holder will work in close collaboration with the older adults and Emergency Department clinicians, other CNS's and multidisciplinary teams. The post holder will be mostly based in the emergency department in order to see, assess, treat and discharge older adults to provide admission avoidance, advice, teaching and audit.

Summary of main duties:

Clinical

Delivery of the evidence based expert clinical care exercising a high degree of professional autonomy, demonstrating the ability to make sound decisions based on the knowledge and experience.

Holistic individual consultation of patients using a range of different assessment methods including medical history taking, physical assessment, clinical investigations and risk stratifications tools, all of these appropriate to the presentation within the boundaries of the role.

Order and interpret investigations, laboratory tests, appropriate imaging, and act on results as appropriate.

Reach a valid, reliable, and comprehensive conclusion based on the history and clinical findings.

Initiate drug therapy/medication within the parameters of agreed clinical guidelines and in accordance with present legislation supply and prescribing of medicine, 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

The post holder will be an experienced ACP with the skills to autonomously assess, investigate, treat, and refer patients identified as frail in the Emergency Department (ED). Applicants will have a full MSC in advanced practice or comparable qualifications and will be able to evidence a portfolio of practice with a relevant speciality. The post holder will work closely with the interdisciplinary teams and collaborate with colleagues to ensure that high quality patient care is maintained. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the daily management and auditing processes of the service and interact frequently with relevant stake holders both within the organisation and externally.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations