Job Description

We are looking for an experienced nurse, who has experience in managing a team and who has sound clinical knowledge of older persons care, with a specific focus on frailty.



You should be a committed inspirational leader, with excellent communication skills and who is enthusiastic and embraces innovation.



You will work collaboratively across the acute setting within the hospital with the aim of enabling supporting the current Frailty In reach service

which supports admission avoidance.



Within this role the candidate will work alongside the geriatricians to provide:

An early recognition of a frail and elderly patient in the acute trust setting To support specialised review of clinical condition in conjunction with consultant Enable MDT working across disciplines to facilitate safe discharges Support and promote service development Be instrumental in the development and delivery of education and training programmes that enhances care staffs' knowledge to Frailty

You will be a pioneering practitioner who is clinically sound with up-to date knowledge in this specialist environment providing the highest standard

of individualised care to patients. You will be or have evidence of working towards an advanced care practitioner level of nursing.



You will support the delivery of safe and effective care for the older population living with frailty who access/requires care in the Emergency and Urgent areas of the acute trust



You will provide skilled clinical assessments with specialised knowledge in caring for older person that collaboratively enhances the patients care pathway in the acute trust



You will drive and provide a proactive Frailty In-reach service to the Emergency and Urgent Care areas of the acute



To advocate and facilitate multidisciplinary working that promotes home first ethos



You will drive use of admission prevention services to ensure benefits are realise



You will provide clinical leadership and education to the wider workforce



We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.



We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.



We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.



Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.



Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.



We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.



If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.



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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.