Extended Scope Nurse/ Paramedic In Frailty and Palliative Care inHastings inHastings PUBLISHED
WED 18 DEC 2024
Hastings & Rother Healthcare rbnlw6qq
Key responsibilities include performing holistic assessments, supporting and coordinating care for Palliative and End of Life patients, and caring for frail and elderly individuals, including residents in care and nursing homes. The position requires expertise in physical assessment and diagnostic skills, prioritizing patient needs, and making appropriate referrals. Flexible working options, access to employee assistance programs, and participation in the NHS pension scheme are included among the benefits offered.
Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic, forward thinking Extended Scope Nurse or Paramedic in Frailty/Palliative Care looking for a new venture with a like-minded clinical team? If so, HRH are looking to employ a full or part time Extended Scope Nurse or Paramedic who has a passion for high quality, patient-led care and a desire to make a difference.
Benefits:
- Flexible working patterns
- Access to EAP
- Access to the NHS pension
To provide a high-quality, cost-effective service to the patients of the Practice; focusing on frailty and palliative care.
You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team which include, GP Partners, GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants.
You will be responsible for home visits, face to face clinics and telephone consultations with patients presenting with a wide range of minor illness, urgent and same day requests for treatment and chronic disease management, providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
You will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including physical assessment and diagnostic skills. You will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The role will include holistic assessment, support and coordination of care for Palliative and End of Life patients.
The role will be involved the care of frail and elderly patients including the responsibility of patients within care and nursing homes. This will include weekly ward rounds. Part of your responsibilities will include visiting patients in their home to assess their medical condition, frailty review and may include those with low-level mental health concerns
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You will be responsible for home visits, face to face clinics and telephone consultations with patients presenting with a wide range of minor illness, urgent and same day requests for treatment and chronic disease management, providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
You will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including physical assessment and diagnostic skills. You will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The role will include holistic assessment, support and coordination of care for Palliative and End of Life patients.
The role will be involved the care of frail and elderly patients including the responsibility of patients within care and nursing homes. This will include weekly ward rounds. Part of your responsibilities will include visiting patients in their home to assess their medical condition, frailty review and may include those with low-level mental health concerns
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