Early Intervention Team - Lead Frailty Specialist Nurse/ Practitioner inCambridge inCambridge PUBLISHED 7 DEC 2023
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Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK ( www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsOiO2
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21 October 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 4 November 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
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.
About the role
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.
We welcome you to contact us for further discussion or to arrange an informal visit (subject to IPC restrictions)
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.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK ( www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsOiO2
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21 October 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 4 November 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
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.
About the role
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.
We welcome you to contact us for further discussion or to arrange an informal visit (subject to IPC restrictions)
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.
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